Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy Q1. What are the factors that likely explain the equity and its reported book value of equity? Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 1999 Market Capitalisation: USD 460 Billion Book Value: USD 28 Billion MVE more than 16 times of BVE! Factor 1 Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 Intangible Assets • BVE does not reflect certain intangible assets’ value such as brand‚ customer loyalty‚ and human capital – Likely to provide tremendous earnings growth
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1. How can information systems and technologies help to achieve the six strategic business objectives mentioned in the textbook? Illustrate your answer with an example for each objective. Firstly by using information systems and technologies‚ the outcome of successful grade of efficiency and productivity‚ and better information management are able to help on achieving operational excellence. Like before online or phone orders were being placed in a large warehouse which contains uncountable
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EM6602 Accounting for Decision-Making and Control Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy (HBR 9-100-027) Team Members Toh Wei Hong‚ Prashant Trivedi‚ Preethy Varadarajan Question 1 The difference between Microsoft’s market value and book value is primarily due to unrecorded intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ human capital‚ and commercial advantages such as long-term contracts and market dominance. These intangible assets confer Microsoft a tremendous edge over its
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Running head: Information Technology vs. Information Systems Information Technology for Managers John Alexander Keys to Information Technology Abstract 1. In your own words‚ define the terms "information technology" (IT) and “information systems” (IS) and explain their components and infrastructure. Why is it important for a manager to be involved in IT and what are the critical responsibilities for the manager? 2. Case Study (discuss the case and answer questions at end of case):
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Answers Fundamentals Level – Skills Module‚ Paper F7 (INT) Financial Reporting (International) 1 (a) December 2008 Answers Pedantic Consolidated income statement for the year ended 30 September 2008 $’000 98‚000 (72‚000) ––––––– 26‚000 (3‚000) (7‚600) (500) ––––––– 14‚900 (5‚400) ––––––– 9‚500 ––––––– Revenue (85‚000 + (42‚000 x 6/12) – 8‚000 intra-group sales) Cost of sales (w (i)) Gross profit Distribution costs (2‚000 + (2‚000 x 6/12)) Administrative expenses
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUMMARY ( LECTURE NOTES 1 – Information Systems in Global Business Today) 1. Explain why Information Systems are so essential in business today. ØInformation Systems are fundamental for conducting Business today. ØIn many industries‚ survival and even existence is difficult without extensive use of Information Systems. ØInformation Systems have become essential for helping organizations operate in a global economy. ØOrganization are trying to
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KPI and Reporting definitions for Hospitality IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY has organized itself with a specific chart of account & reporting system (known as the Uniform System of accounts for the hospitality industry) network of consultancy companies gathering actual & precise data for comparison and benchmarking‚ who have produced a large number of KPI (Key Performance Indicators) These are generally accepted definitions largely shared across the hospitality industry. You may
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another character through their actions‚ speech and the way they behave around them‚ and if they change their behaviour around other people‚ for example Curley acts as if he’s the best in the world at everything around Lennie because he tries to beat him up but he doesn’t act that way towards Slim‚ who is more dominant and powerful than him in terms of dominance‚ but not in terms of ranch hierarchy. Power is presented through friendship by the way Lennie and George are unable to function without each
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statement that show for one product adopting FIFO would allow Merrimack to report higher income in 2008 than it did in 2007 but higher income taxes would have to be paid. First Objective: The first objective in this case is to exposed students to different methods of inventory valuation. Students must know about LIFO and FIFO. Second Objective: The second objective is to introduces the idea that companies have choices about accounting policies to preparing their financial reports. FIFO Method:
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world’s peoples. According to Professor Kluckhohn‚ it’s because of culture. People who live in the same culture share many things in common and different cultures shape different characteristics of people. I share the same point of view with him‚ based on my own experience and observation. In my opinion‚ different values in different cultures make people different. In many cases‚ TV drama reflects most of the values which the country believes in. Collectivism is one of the major values of Chinese
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