Understanding Corporate Annual Reports Financial Accounting 1A – Online By: Chak Lam Andy WONG Dr. Seyedin References: http://www.ibm.com/annualreport/2004/annual/guide_whatis.shtml http://thecaq.aicpa.org/Resources/PCAOB/ http://www.aicpa.org/audcommctr/guidance_resources/auditors_and_audit_committee/understanding_process/36.htm http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/gwbush/sarbanesoxley072302.pdf What is an annual report? A formal
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Lighting‚ Inc. Case Company Description * In 2005‚ the profit was approximately ($144‚000 / $5‚500‚000) 2.6% of sales; does this number indicate whether the company is doing well or not? * I like how this company’s strategic position is to offer products‚ lighting fixtures‚ to specifically meet the needs of their customers; they have identified their target consumers and have strategically positioned and marketed themselves accordingly * It’s interesting that Midwest Lighting‚ Inc. owns
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Case Study #2 FHE Inc. Operations Management FHE is a multimillion-dollar company that manufactures pumps and related fluid-handling equipment. The manufactured equipment transfers various types of liquids‚ from paint to food products. These pump are used by automobile and appliance industries‚ allowing performance in vehicle servicing and home construction‚ to name a few. Over the past five years‚ sales and profits have increased as a result of new product introductions. The organizational
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To: Cost4Life Inc. From: Mr. Pat Brown Subject: Strategic Recommendations for the cost saving and revenue generation during upcoming industry downturn. Date: 21st January 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Identification of Issues 3 Major Strategic Issue 3 Identification and Prioritization of Issues and Alternatives 4 Alternative 1: Divesting the Fraser dry dock 4 Alternative 2: Targeting more profitable market segment 4 Alternative 3: Register
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Case study 1 Taracare‚ Inc Summary The case is about a conversation between Jorge Gonzales‚ the CEO from Taracare Inc.‚ and his manufacturing manager Alfredo Diaz. Alfredo was hired because Taracare was having difficulties in meeting the deliveries and in quality. After some time and only making little progress‚ Alfred scheduled a meeting with Jorge to discuss the problems. The main points Alfredo concerns was: Problems with Purchasing materials Delivery promises from the sales that can´t
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Fitbit Inc. was founded by James Park and Eric Friedman in 2007. The duo‚ realized that sensors and wireless technology had advanced to a point where they could bring remarkable experiences to fitness and health. This realization led to the conception of a wearable device with activity trackers and wireless-enabled technology that can measure various data and track activities related to health and fitness such as heart rate‚ quality of sleep‚ steps walked‚ steps climbed etc. Fitbit Inc. is devoted
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ABC Inc. Date: January 11th‚ 2015 Prepared by: Reviewed by: Professor ISSUE: Accounting for ABC’s tenant improvements and lease incentive obligations under the lease agreement with Landlord LLC (the “Landlord”). BRIEF BACKGROUND OF COMPANY ABC Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Revenues and net income for 2010 are $500 million and $80 million‚ respectively. In September 2010‚ ABC Inc. (“ABC” or the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Landlord LLC (the
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Partnership and corporation Accounting A CASE STUDY OF BASIC CONSIDERATIONS AND FORMATIONS : GOOGLE Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in search‚ cloud‚ and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products‚ and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program. Larry Page and Sergey Brin (PIcture) "Together‚ the pair authored what is widely considered their seminal contribution
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Master of Science In Management and Information Technology Data Communication MGIT 62082 Google Cloud Group 3 S Tharshan Sandun Fernando - (FGS/M.Sc/MIT/2010/21) - (FGS/M.Sc/MIT/2010/29) Lecturer : Dr. Manodha Gamage Date of Submission April 26‚ 2013 Department of Industrial Management‚ Faculty of Science‚ University of Kelaniya‚ Sri Lanka Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................
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252 Management Information Systems REAL WORLD ~ CASE Amazon‚ eBay‚ and Google: Unlocking and Sharing Business Databases The meeting had dragged on for more than an hour that rainy day in Seattle‚ and Jeff Bezos had heard enough. The CEO had rounded up 15 or so senior engineers and managers in one of Amazon’s offices to tackle a question buzzing inside the company: Should Amazon bust open the doors of its most prized data warehouse‚ containing its myriad databases‚ and let an eager world
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