Memorandums are written communication among employees of the same company; it resembles letters and e-mails. A writing a memorandum‚ the writer’s technique depends on the length. The memo will be written in a casual or informal language when the length is short. A professional or formal language is written when the memo length is long (Flatley‚ Lesikar‚ & Rentz‚ p. 96‚ 2008). The main thing to keep in mind‚ when writing and formatting a memo‚ is the audience. The writer knowing the audience will help
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manufacturing operation is estimated to be $1M. There is no legal obligation for dismantling plants when abandoned. Issue How should Pharma Co. account for the restructuring program for the year ended Dec 31‚ 2010 under U.S. GAAP? Analysis FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 420-10 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations presents the relevant guidance on cost obligations. Per ASC
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Catawba Industrial Company Assignment Questions and Memo Instructions 1. Is the company correct in its practice of not manufacturing standard model compressors on Sundays because of the accounting loss incurred on each unit? 2. The compressor department and its manager are evaluated based on profit. Compute the compressor department profit with and without Sunday production. 3. If Marge McPhee decides to manufacture ten light-weight compressors each week and to sell them at a price of
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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Will it Protect Investors? The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was created by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This board was created to oversee the audit of public companies‚ subject to the securities laws‚ in order to protect the interests of investors (15 USC 7201‚ 2002). It was created in wake of the recent financial scandals of Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Global Crossing to name a few. This "Act" established by Congress is to create an oversight
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MEMO To: Client From: Accounting Firm Re: Lawsuit Pending lawsuits against a company are both expensive and detrimental to a company’s image. The decision to understand the implications of a lawsuit to the company is the first step in minimizing risk and potential loss to the organization. Research was conducted based on the guidelines of the FASB to answer the client’s questions pertaining to the lawsuit. The memo provided to the client will answer the following questions: How are
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Leasing Option Memo for Client Elizabeth P Grady ACC 541 December 5‚ 2011 Leslie Crews Memorandum to: Client from: Elizabeth Grady‚ Staff 1 subject: Leasing options memo date: december 5‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Each year the number of leasing agreements continues to grow. There are several advantages of leasing property instead of owning. The company is protected against obsolescence and can receive 100% financing with less cost‚ fixed payments
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Investment Memo December 2‚ 2012 Having worked as a quant‚ I have a deep understanding of different quantitative strategies among several asset classes. In the equity world‚ quantitative strategies usually mean stock screens. While I believe in systematic investing‚ I also do recognize some pitfalls of algorithm-based stock screens. Thus‚ my investment goal is to develop a fusion strategy combining highly sophisticated quantitative and thorough fundamental portfolio management. The first step
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who use file sharing in legal ways. However‚ that number is masked by the amount of people who abuse the concept of file sharing and downloaded copyrighted material such as music or movies. This topic is very controversial in today’s day and age due to copyright laws. A large portion of the world’s population can relate to this topic‚ especially college students and individuals in lower age groups. Over the past decade‚ file sharing has spread throughout the world and is used by all age groups
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Paper On Baldwin Bicycle Company Submitted in partial fulfillment For the requirements in Management Accounting (ACC510M) AY 2010-2011‚ 3rd Trimester Submitted to: Professor Jolly B. Cruz Submitted by: Presenting Group 5 Kelvin L. Go Elmer V. Dela Cruz Joshua G. Soriano Jeffrey T. Tabangcura Kristian Jewel P. Taiño Grace Taguinod 26 February 2011 CASE BACKGROUND Baldwin Bicycle Company (BBC) is a mid-range full-line bicycle manufacturing company with 40 years’ experience
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1.0 Introduction Standard Soap Corp. (SSC) is a $ 30-35 million company producing 5‚000 different varieties of bar soap. SSC has four broad production processes– transformation of raw materials‚ drying of bulk soap‚ production of soap batches and packaging. However‚ there are underlying complexities involving up to 5000 different paths during these production processes. This poses a potential challenge for the management to efficiently handle the underlying information base. In addition
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