Case study: Rough Waters Ahead 1. Assuming Smooth Sailing uses US GAAP to prepare its financial statements‚ how should Smooth Sailings’ management perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31‚ 2010? In addressing this question‚ consider: a. What assets and liabilities should be included in the asset group" for purposes of performing the recoverability test? Ans.: According to FAS 144.41‚ "Component of an entity" describes operations and cash flows that can be clearly
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the broad business exposure she wanted. She also graduated at Stanford with a MBA degree. After graduating from Stanford‚ Mimi was recruited by Eleanor Gaston‚ the largest clothing‚ shoes‚ and accessories Company in the United States. Now‚ with two successful brand re-launches behind her‚ she was looking for some general management experience‚ preferably in a fast growing market like China. Mimi was described by employers to be aggressively creative‚ unique‚ opinionated and a risk taker. Fred knew
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Abigail Rockwell Due Date: February 15‚ 2014 Jamaica Water Properties Case Study During a time in our recent history when greed and self promotion was the benchmark that most financial and managerial directors of companies‚ both public and private‚ seemed to strive for‚ David Sokol stands out above the crowd. Instead of looking to further his own self-image‚ career‚ or standing‚ instead of taking what most people would view as the easy road‚ Mr. Sokol did the right thing. He chose ethics‚ morals
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Flint Water Crisis began with a decision about cost as many poor ethical decisions are. Flint wanted to switch from Detroit water to the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) and enlisted ROWE Professional Services to facilitate this transition. The switch was said to be more reliable‚ equal in quality‚ and reduced in price compared to Detroit water (Connexions‚ 2013). And in order to save about $5 million in the two years that it would take to switch to the KWA‚ the city decided to treat water from the
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“You’re in the Dog House Now” Cast: Owner of a poodle named Lacey (Samantha) ………………………..................Christine Petrakis Owner of a pit-bull named Max (Jillian) …….................................................Kaitlin Montgomery Character Description: • Samantha is getting close to the age of forty as she is a thirty-seven year old woman‚ who has a poodle named Lacey. In the past‚ Samantha would always bring Lacey to a beach called ‘Sugar Beach’‚ but their memories of lying in the sand‚ soon
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Introduction The water system in any pharmaceutical organization is of vital importance. It is widely used in pharmaceuticals and related industries. Water used in process and in cleaning must be pure and free from microbial and chemical impurities. Laboratories need pure water free of foreign substances‚ which could potentially affect the outcome of analyses‚ and the pharmaceutical industry needs pure water for a variety of purposes – everything from cleaning to the use of pure water as an ingredient
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accuracy can be easily achieved. Among them‚ Abrasive Water Jet cutting proves to be a promising area since there is no possibility of thermal damage to the material. AWJ cutting belongs to the mechanical group of non-conventional techniques which uses the mechanical energy of water and abrasives to perform the material removal process. Water is pumped at a high pressure and abrasive is added to the stream in such a way that the momentum of water stream is transferred to the abrasives. Hence‚ the abrasive
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The vast majority of California’s water infrastructure was constructed during the Great Depression era. In fact‚ most pipes were put underground in three phases – in the late 1800’s‚ the 1930’s and shortly after World War II (AWWA‚ 2015). The general problem is our failing water infrastructure that is breaking down across the nation at an alarming rate. Consequently‚ the specific problem is leaky water pipes are having contaminants filtering into our drinking systems‚ leading to illnesses and disease
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Bad PR Case Study Examples Perrier Recall 1) Problem Perrier‚ the largest US bottled water company (commanding 57% of US market)‚ voluntarily recalled its entire inventory in the US after tests showed the presence of the chemical benzene in small sample of bottles in North Carolina in 1990. The product was not pure and could also contain harmful substances more dangerous than tap water‚ creating a danger of product reputation collapse. Reports and statements were very inconsistent: FDA spokesperson
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THE NAVAJO WATER CRISIS By Chris Treat Indigenous History in the US Since 1900 HIST 4023 Farina King 4/28/17 The Navajo have been faced with a water crisis and have been suffering with very little news coverage when compared to Flint‚ Michigan. Both cases are very unfortunate yet it seems that Flint‚ Michigan has received more coverage and even that is starting to die down without being resolved similar to the Navajo case. The Navajo case can be broken down in terms of time‚ conditions‚ and
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