Financial Accounting 504 23-Jun-13 Professor Chung Oracle v Microsoft Final Course Project As noted in Wikipedia Oracle is headquartered in Redwood‚ California. It was founded in 1977 and is the world’s third largest soft wear developer in sales. According to Yahoo Finance Oracle is a multi-faceted operation. Oracle provides a vast amount of services for the internet and computer. It provides cloud applications‚ IT consulting services‚ licenses middleware software which includes database and
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competencies in cost management‚ performance measurement (financial and non-financial)‚ process management and risk management as a result play a fey role in decision making across the various functional areas of an organization Managerial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to managers for use in planning and controlling operations and for decision making Financial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to shareholders‚ creditors
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FINA 6201 - Financial Theory and Policy Note: This is the text-only version of this week’s lecture. All media (i.e. videos‚ flash presentations‚ and PowerPoints) and learning activities (i.e. assigned readings‚ assignments‚ and discussions) are accessible only through the online course. Syllabus FINA 6201 - Financial Theory and Policy Course Description Log in to the course to view introduction video Course Overview—Course Description The primary objective of this course is to build
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CHAPTER 1 Accounting and the Business Environment The chapter begins with an explanation of the term “accounting” and its importance to the business world. The text discusses how accounting information is needed by various decision makers—individuals‚ businesses‚ investors‚ creditors‚ government regulatory agencies‚ taxing authorities‚ non-profit organizations‚ and others. Financial and management accounting are compared. A brief history of accounting and the role of ethics in accounting are presented
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ACCOUNTING FOR FREQUENT FLIERS INTRODUCTION: Accounting for frequent fliers had become a controversial topic since American Airlines in 1981 introduced them as a loyalty program. Loyalty programs provide members with benefits such as discounts and saving rewards‚ which make these programs popular among consumers (Liebermann‚ 1999). In this specific case‚ we define the Frequent Flier Program (FFP) as “the number of mileage credits and associated liabilities outstanding”. This program as we might see
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Ethics in Accounting and Financial Decision Making Fin 324 February 5‚ 2007 Ethics in Accounting and Financial Decision Making In his article‚ "Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley. Three best practices to adopt in your organization‚" the author‚ Neil S. Lebovits‚ suggests that organizations can do several things in order to ensure their ethical health. The top three practices suggested by Lebovits are to cultivate ethical role models‚ demonstrate ethical decision-making‚ and to encourage pushback. This
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FIN 534 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Financial Analysis (Starbucks) Lisa Massey Strayer University Due Date: September 14‚ 2013 Starbucks is a strong competitor in the service sector and a leader in the gourmet coffee industry. With a continued growth rate in store openings and maintaining successful profitability of its operations‚ Starbucks has demonstrated its ability to sustain a reliable and steady growth. Starbucks’ ability to contend with the vulnerability
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Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Chapter 1 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Learning Objective 1 Understand the role of management accountants in an organization. McGraw-‐Hill/Irwin Slide 2 Organizational Structure Decentralization is the delegation of decisionmaking authority throughout an organization. Corporate Organization Chart Board of Directors President Purchasing Personnel Vice President Operations Chief Financial Officer Controller
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Samsung and LG: Financial Analysis \ SAMSUNG AND LG: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Samsun and LG’s are among the leading companies in South Korea. Samsung is a multinational corporation with several subsidiaries and associated business‚ mainly under the brand name Samsung. LG is also an international electronics organization that operates through its four divisions: Home Appliances‚ Mobile Communications‚ Air Conditioning and Energy Solutions‚ and Home Entertainment
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Chapter 3 Overview of Accounting Analysis 1 Preliminary Topics • Institutional Framework of Financial Reporting includes: (1) Income Statement‚ (2) Balance Sheet and (3) Cash Flow Statement. Balance Sheet analysis: Building Blocks of assets‚ liability‚ debt & equity. Equity=Assetsliability. Book value vs. market value of share. • Corporate financial report is prepared on accrual basis rather than cash basis. Accrual implies economic activities rather than true payment and receipts. • A Responsibility
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