1. Retrieve the SEC’s complaint against ClearOne Communications (link provided on Blackboard with the case). Describe management’s alleged scheme for inflating revenue. Management’s alleged scheme for inflating revenue is that in 2001‚ when the company was not able to meet their sales and revenue goals‚ they would record sales on the books as soon as products left the warehouse. So if ClearOne shipped a lot of products during the last week of the quarter (or swept the floor as they call it)‚ they
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Cartison Investment Firm is my dad’s first company built from the ground up. My recent acquired position is Chief Risk Officer and my twin is the company’s Senior Risk Manager‚ we were both SRM’s‚ but I fought for a position that holds corporate title and I work closely with companies of our level and those that invest heavily. My brother however‚ didn’t want anything to do with corporate because of his other jobs and those he oversees. I saw my first client inside my office and I must say I appreciate
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Short Essay on Coase’s article: “The Nature of the Firm” Coase’s article “The Nature of the Firm” provides a set of answers to important questions such as “Why do firms exist?” “What characterizes firms?” and “What determines their scale and scope?” According to Coase‚ a firm has to find the most cheap‚ most productive goods and services by establishing contracts in an open‚ efficient market place. However‚ market places are not that pure to let firms to succeed in their needs; they are not fluid. This
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ratios are not equal‚ the restaurant should change inputs. To make the ratios equal the restaurant should use more capital and less labor. This tells us that the capital is 12 times as productive and 10 times more costly. Question2 A competitive firm sells its product at a price of $0.10 per unit. Its total and marginal cost functions are: TC = 5 - 0.5*Q + 0.001*Q2 MC = -0.5 + 0.002*Q‚ where TC is total cost ($) and Q is output rate (units per time period). (a) Determine the output rate
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services” (Tracy)1. These businesspeople help build our economy by creating jobs‚ increasing productivity and partnering with other firms to help reach success. Entrepreneurship is so crucial to society because “it’s the entrepreneurs who serve as the spark plug in the economy’s engine‚ activating and stimulating all economic activity…” (Tracy)1. Entrepreneurial firms highly impact the economy by creating jobs‚ which is essential in fueling our economy. When an entrepreneur begins to expand their
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2-40 Strategic positioning The emphasis in the case info on the product quality and craftsmanship‚ is the best described as differentiation on the quality of the product. In contrast‚ the company is more likely to succeed if it can continue to appeal to those customers looking for up-scale‚ higher quality table lamps and lighting fixtures. When using differentiation as the Company’s strategy‚ it becomes clear that maintaining the Classic line is critical to the company’s success. Thus‚ elimination
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Objectives of Firms Introduction to Business Objectives Standard theory assumes that businesses have sufficient information‚ market power and (importantly) motivation to set prices for their products that maximise profits This assumption is now heavily criticised by economists who have studied the organisation and objectives of modern-day corporations. Not only do most businesses frequently move away from pure profit-seeking behaviour‚ many are organised and operated in a way where profit is not the
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ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
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FAR 600 TUTORIAL 4 BACC 8G GROUP MEMBERS: NUR AIN BT ABU BAKAR NUR LIYANA BT MOHD ZAINI AKMA NUR AMANINA BT ZAKARIA MADIHAH BT ABU THARIM DATE OF SUBMISSION: 5 APRIL 2013 PREPARED FOR: MADAM AFIDAH BT SAPARI QUESTION 5 How principal in the agency relationship protects again the opportunistic behavior of the agent and the agent’s response to this. There are two costs that will be implemented by the principal towards the opportunistic agent behavior. First is monitoring cost which
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CASES FROM MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES Table of Contents Case 1: Case 2: Bal Seal Engineering Robin Cooper Bill’s Custom Planters William Stammerjohan Deborah Seifert Dublin Shirt Company Peter Clarke in assoc. with in assoc. with Paul Juras Wayne Bremser ECN.W William Lawler Endesa Gary M. Cunningham Scott Ericksen Francisco J. Lopez Lubian Antonio Pareja Kincaid Manufacturing Jon Yarusso Ram Ramanan Osram.NA John Shank Lawrence Carr William Lawler Pleasant Run Children’s Home Brooke E. Smith
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