Case #4 Jiawei Qi Principle of audit and control (43010) Professor Ben Hoffman February 23‚ 2015 TO: Charles ward‚ CPA Partner FROM: Jiawei Qi DATE: February 23‚ 2016 SUBJECT: Assess control risk and plan tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions Introduction: The purpose of the memo is to communicate to you the outcome of the company’s control risk‚ the test of controls and substantive tests of transactions. General procedure: First‚ we assess the
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Case #4 * From my point of view‚ I think that the example of Maktoob can be found again in the Arab world especially that we have the resources along with hard working and innovative developers. Investment from the western region also is important for the developers to reach new limits. Maktoob was very successful innovative story of excellence that aimed to bring Arabic used in the internet to new ages and make it available for more users. At that time‚ the number of the Arabic users was sharply
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Case 4: Aaron Jones‚ CPA‚ is auditing the current year’s financial statements of Low Company‚ a publicly traded company. Aaron notices some major fluctuations in Low’s fourth quarter of the previous year’s financial statement balances. He is aware that security holders of publicly traded company stock that does not separately report fourth quarter results often “impute” such results by subtracting data based on third quarter interim balances from the year-end balances. Thus‚ companies should report
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Questions for Jet Blue Case (Case #4) 1. Research on the history of Jet Blue (operational and performance highlights/lowlights/milestones from 2000 to present) a. Identify the “strategic service vision“ of Jet Blue‚ i.e.‚ target market‚ service concept‚ operating strategy‚ and service delivery system. Did their operating strategy and delivery system support the needs of their target market? b. From the research facts‚ did the owners/management of Jet Blue strictly adhere to their strategic service
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Netflix‚ Inc. Case October 2‚ 2011 1. Netflix‚ Inc. has several competitive advantages in the movie rental business. * The strongest advantage they have would be the comprehensive library of titles that they are able to offer to their customers. They have developed a strong relationship with top studios and distributors to enable them to offer a broad selection. Netflix’s is constantly adding new releases and carrying numerous copies of the popular titles. * High levels of customer
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Visa‚ Inc. IPO Keller / Devry Managerial Finance - FIN-516 Visa American Express and the Diner’s Club were the forerunners in the consumer credit card business issuing their first cards to approximately 200 people in the mid to late 1950’s. The cards were mainly used for restaurants and entertainment purposes and the balances had to be paid immediately. In the summer of 1958‚ Bank of America (which would later grow and spinoff Visa and also become spinoff itself as the Bank of America Corporation
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Overview Blades‚ Inc.‚ is a USA based company that has been in corporate in the United States for three years. Blade relatively is a small Company‚ with total assets of only $200 million. The company produces only a single type of roller blade. Ben Holt the CFO of the Blades Inc. Financial Information Total assets of was only $200 million and first year net income of $3.5 million. Return on asset is 7%. It stock price has fallen from high of $20 per share three years ago to $12
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Using the information contained in the case‚ conduct a five-forces analysis of the U.S. Steel industry. What conclusion can you draw from this? 1. The risk of entry by potential competitors: High a. Capital Requirement: Steel industry is a capital intensive business. b. Economies of scale: Research and Development expenses and better bargaining power while sourcing raw materials. It may be noted that those steel companies‚ which are integrated‚ have their own mines for key
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BLADES‚ INC. CASE Assessment of Future Exchange Rate Movements As the chief financial officer of Blades‚ Inc.‚ Ben Holt is pleased that his current system of exporting “Speedos” to Thailand seems to be working well. Blades’ primary customer in Thailand‚ a retailer called Entertainment Products‚ has committed itself to purchasing a fixed number of Speedos annually for the next 3 years at a fixed price denominated in baht‚ Thailand’s currency. Furthermore‚ Blades is using a Thai supplier for some
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Scenario 1 Energy Inc. has a present obligation (IAS 37-17) and probable liability (ASC 450-20-25-2) on December 31‚ 2011 as a result of a past event‚ the contamination of the land‚ because it is virtually certain that a draft law requiring cleaning up will be enacted. It is probable (more likely than not) that Energy Inc. will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement which is an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits in settlement (IAS 37-23). The amount of the obligation
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