...* ------------------------------------------------- SIDE NOTES * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS SCHOOL CASES * ------------------------------------------------- BEST MBA TEXTBOOKS * ------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE Part-time MBA Degree in DC Blog on in and out of class experience of part-time MBA student at GWU School of Business Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group Case Analysis APRIL 12, 2011 The presented case of Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group engagement with SKS Manufacturing is offering invaluable lessons in team and project management. It briefly touches upon all major facets of the consulting company involvement with client projects, such as: • Engagement planning • Team selection • Roles and responsibilities of team members • Background and qualifications of key people • Client participation • Gathering and analyzing data • Making recommendations Most importantly, however, the case is emphasizing the need for the proper balance between the core competencies that consulting companies bring to the table in their engagement with the clients. Namely, the balance between the technical knowledge and skills vs. internal communication...
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... We have reviewed some of the new reports and summarise key conclusions here. 3 new pieces of information: — Auditors are required to report on the materiality for the audit, the scope of the audit, and the work done on key areas of audit focus (ie key risks). Sarah Deans +44-20-7986-4156 sarah.deans@citi.com Terence Fisher +44-20-7986-5180 terence.fisher@citi.com Materiality typically 5% of PBT — Information is material if “omitting it or misstating it could influence decisions that users make on the basis of financial information”. The materiality amount is used by the auditor in planning and performing the audit and when assessing whether the financial statements give a true and fair view. In 78% of cases, materiality has been calculated as a percentage of pre-tax profit, usually around 5%, but sometimes as high as 10%. In our view, many analysts and investors will be surprised at this relatively high level of materiality. Large variation in length and quality — Reports we reviewed varied in length from 2 to 7 pages. We also noted very significant variations in quality, with some reports adding little or no value with largely boilerplate comments, while others contribute significantly to investor understanding. For example, the Rolls-Royce auditor’s report comments not only on key risks and the work done to assess them by the auditor, but also provides the auditor’s view on whether the company’s estimates are cautious or optimistic...
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...Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc. (A) : . I n mid-November 2004, Molex's Board of Directors met to decide the future of Joe King and Diane Bullock, the company's CEO and CFO respectively. Molex's external auditors, Deloitte &c Touche, had accused both of failing to disclose an $8 million pre-tax inventory valuation error in a recent letter of representation to the auditors. In response, King and Bullock argued that at the time of their letter they had determined that the financial impact of the error was immaterial. Despite an inquiry by the Audit Committee, which concluded that management had not deliberately withheld information from the auditors, Deloitte & Touche was not satisfied. The audit firm insisted that it could no longer rely on Bullock's and King's representa-tions, and would be unable to complete its review of the first quarter results until representations were received from a new CFO and in all likelihood a new CEO. MOLEX BACKGROUND AND MANAGEMENT Founded in Lisle, Illinois in 1938 by Frederick Krehbiel, Molex Inc. designed, man-ufactured and distributed electronic connectors that were used by a wide range of industries.1 For example, in the computer industry its connectors were used to pro-duce computers, servers and printers; in the telecommunications industry they were used to produce mobile phones and networking equipment; the consumer products industry used Molex connectors to manufacture CD and DVD players, cameras, plasma...
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...Deloitte Consulting WetFeet Insider Guide 2005 Edition The WetFeet Research Methodology You hold in your hands a copy of the best-quality research available for job seekers. We have designed this Insider Guide to save you time doing your job research and to provide highly accurate information written precisely for the needs of the job-seeking public. (We also hope that you’ll enjoy reading it, because, believe it or not, the job search doesn’t have to be a pain in the neck.) Each WetFeet Insider Guide represents hundreds of hours of careful research and writing. We start with a review of the public information available. (Our writers are also experts in reading between the lines.) We augment this information with dozens of in-depth interviews of people who actually work for each company or industry we cover. And, although we keep the identity of the rank-and-file employees anonymous to encourage candor, we also interview the company’s recruiting staff extensively, to make sure that we give you, the reader, accurate information about recruiting, process, compensation, hiring targets, and so on. (WetFeet retains all editorial control of the product.) We also regularly survey our members and customers to learn about their experiences in the recruiting process. Finally, each Insider Guide goes through an editorial review and fact-checking process to make sure that the information and writing live up to our exacting standards before it goes out the door. Are we perfect? No—but...
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...Deloitte Table of Contents ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………… 03 INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………… 03 Company Background …………………………………………………………… 03 Service/ Objective …………………………………………………………………… 04 Division/Scope ……………………………………………………………………….. 04 WHAT IS ETIQUETTE? …………………………………………………………… 06 Trust …………………………………………………………… 08 Emotional trust …………………………………………………………… 08 Logical trust ………………………………………………………… 08 Survey …………………………………………………………… 08 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 09 Conflict of interest …………………………………………………………… 10 Conflict of Interest at the Individual level …………………………………………… 10 Conflict of Interest or Intellectual Bias ………………………………………… 11 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 11 Information access …………………………………………………………… 12 First Aspect of Definition …………………………………………………………… 12 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 13 Forgery …………………………………………………………… 14 First Aspect of Definition …………………………………………………………… 14 Hitler diaries ………………………………………………………… ………………14 Summary ……………………………………………………………………………15 Fraud Supplementation of Salary ………………………………………………………….16 False Statement …………………………………………………………………………16 Misuse of Government Property ………………………………………………………..17 CONCLUSIONS (CRITICAL THINKING) …………………………………………18 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………..19 abstract Deloitte is one of the Big Four Accounting Firms. Deloitte...
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...Case 08-5 Sell-I t Products I nc. Sell) business is the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of consumer products. SPI sells all its products to grocery stores, drug stores, and mass merchandisers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe. SPI has a dedicated sales force with individuals assigned by geographic area. SPI is organized into three divisions that include the following products: 1. Beauty care cosmetics and shampoo. 2. Family care paper towels and diapers. 3. Drinks and snacks Blasto Energy Drink, Jazzy Juice, and Fruit & Granola Snacks each of these products contains no added sugar or preservatives in order to appeal to the diet- and health-conscious consumer. The production, distribution, are subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) in the United States and other federal, local, and state laws in the regions in which SPI conducts business. snack markets has remained fairly constant over the past few years and is expected to remain fairly constant in the foreseeable future, SPI expects to face increased competition in the energy drink marketplace because of the introduction of new energy drinks by two 2011. Managers responsible for each product line (product managers) report to the respective divisional executive vice presidents (EVPs), who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the division. The EVPs report to the chief executive officer (CEO). The CEO makes decisions regarding the...
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...Getting Started with Research Cases (Case #1): 1. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH CASES THAT YOU WILL COMPLETE IN THIS COURSE? The purpose of these cases is to provide you with experience solving an unstructured problem that requires searching accounting standards and financial statements. In your future careers in public accounting or in financial reporting, you will encounter financial accounting problems for which there may not be a clear-cut accounting treatment. Instead, you will need to conduct research to arrive at an appropriate answer. In Case 1, I am providing you with exposure to some of the resources available for you to conduct research, download financial statements, and increase your general knowledge about current accounting issues. In Cases 2 and 3, you will solve unstructured problems like you will do in the real-world. 2. HOW DO I USE THE DATABASES? Download the Accounting Research Handbook that is now available on WebCampus. Included in this booklet are detailed instructions on how to use these databases. This handbook will give you enough information to get you started. (The following pages may be turned into me – you do not need to type up your responses in a separate document. If you are working with a partner, make sure BOTH of your names appear on the assignment). ACCOUNTING RESEARCH CASE 1 – PART A: SEC EDGAR DATABASE This first exercise involves EDGAR, the SEC’s database. You will use EDGAR to find out information...
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...Analysis of the grocery industry Coles Supermarkets Australia October 2012 Analysis of the grocery industry Contents Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary.................................................................................................................. iii 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 Project approach and objectives........................................................................................ 1 Report structure ............................................................................................................... 2 2 3 Coles – an overview ........................................................................................................ 3 Economic contribution of Coles ....................................................................................... 5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Modelling approach .......................................................................................................... 5 Direct economic contribution ............................................................................................ 6 Indirect economic contribution ......................................................................................... 6 Total economic contribution .......
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...Case 10-2 Eagle Impairment Loss Eagle Company (Eagle) is a manufacturing company with operations in Italy and Serbia. Eagle in Italy: In addition to other assets, Eagle owns and operates a commercial building in Italy that is carried at its cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. The building represents a cash-generating unit (CGU) for which the following information is available as of December 31, 2010: Building 12/31/10 in thousands  Carrying amount  $1,100  Value in use   900  Fair market value less costs to sell 800  Fair market value  850  Undiscounted future cash flows 1,150  Eagle in Serbia: In Serbia, in 2008, Eagle acquired a smaller competing company and goodwill was allocated to the CGU shown below. Activities in Serbia represent the lowest level at which internal management monitors goodwill. At the end of 2008 and 2009, the value in use of the CGU including goodwill exceeded its carrying amount. Therefore the activities of Eagle in Serbia and the goodwill allocated to those activities were regarded as not impaired. However, at the end of 2010, the newly elected government passed legislation significantly restricting exports of Eagle’s main product. The information below relates to the CGU (which includes goodwill) of Eagle’s operations in Serbia before the impairment analysis is performed. For this case, assume the basis of segmentation for CGUs and reporting units (RU) is the same under...
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...Case 08-5 Sell-it Products, Inc. Sell-it Products Inc.’s (SPI) business is the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of consumer products. SPI sells all its products through grocery stores, drug stores and mass merchandisers in the United States (USA), Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe. SPI has a dedicated sales force with individuals assigned by geographic area. Each salesperson is responsible for representing and selling all of SPI’s products. SPI is organized into three divisions that include the following products: 1. Beauty Care — cosmetics and shampoo. 2. Family Care — paper towels and diapers. 3. Drinks and Snacks — Blasto Energy Drink, Jazzy Juice and fruit and granola snacks — each of these products contain no added sugar or preservatives in order to appeal to the diet/health conscious consumer. The production, distribution and sale of each of SPI’s products is subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in the USA and other federal, local and state laws in the regions in which SPI conducts business. Although SPI’s competition in the cosmetics, shampoo, paper towels, diapers, juice, and snacks markets has remained fairly constant over the past few years and is expected to remain fairly constant in the foreseeable future, SPI expects to face increased competition in the energy drink marketplace due to the introduction of new energy drinks by two of SPI’s competitors in 2006. Managers responsible for each product line (Product Managers) report...
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...Financial Statements 2011 Contents Report to members 1 Report of the independent auditor to the members of Deloitte LLP 10 Consolidated income statement 11 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 12 Consolidated balance sheet 13 Consolidated statement of changes in equity 15 Consolidated cash flow statement 16 Notes to the financial statements 17 Report to members The Board presents its report to the members and the audited financial statements of Deloitte LLP for the year ended 31 May 2011. The financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Deloitte LLP and all its subsidiary undertakings (the ‘group’), drawn up to 31 May each year. The financial statements that will be filed at Companies House will comprise the consolidated financial statements together with the separate financial statements of Deloitte LLP. Executive Group Deloitte’s activities are managed by the Senior Partner and Chief Executive and the Executive Group, which is appointed by the Senior Partner and Chief Executive. In keeping with our client service focus, members of the Executive Group are also actively engaged with our clients. The members of the Executive Group are: David Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Steve Almond, International Markets, Margaret Ewing, Public Policy, Quality & Risk, Sharon Fraser, Regional Markets, Stephen Griggs, Finance, Heather Hancock, Brand and Talent, Andy Hodge,...
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...Case 11-1: Polluter Corp. Page 1 Suggested Solution -- Case 01 Objectives of the Case This case gives students an opportunity to apply cash flow principles to determine the appropriate classification of various transactions in the statement of cash flows. Applicable Professional Pronouncements ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows (ASC 230) IAS 7, Statement of Cash Flows (IAS 7) Discussion 1 — Purchase of 2012 Emission Allowances What is the appropriate classification in the statement of cash flows in Polluter Corp.’s (the ―Company’s‖) December 31, 2010, financial statements for its purchase of 2012 emission allowances (―EAs‖) from Clean Air Corp.? Accounting Alternatives — Purchase of 2012 Emission Allowances Alternative 1 — The Company should classify the purchase of the 2012 EAs from Clean Air Corp. as an investing cash outflow in its December 31, 2010, statement of cash flows. Proponents of Alternative 1 believe the Company should classify the purchase of EAs as investing activities in the statement of cash flows given the Company’s election to classify the EAs as intangible assets on its balance sheet. Although EAs are not specifically mentioned in ASC 230, proponents of Alternative 1 believe, given the Company’s accounting policy, the EAs represent ―productive assets.‖ ASC 230-10-20 defines investing activities as follows: Investing activities include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment...
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...Case 12-02 To Recognize or Not to Recognize, That Is the Question Shakespeare Inc. (“Shakespeare” or the “Company”) is a privately held book printing and publishing company with a December 31 year-end. The summary balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, included: Current assets Noncurrent assets Total assets Current liabilities Noncurrent liabilities Total liabilities Total shareholder equity $ 6,500,000 28,250,000 $34,750,000 $ 4,500,000 13,750,000 $18,250,000 $16,500,000 The summary results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, included revenue of $10.7 million and net income of $1.2 million. Shakespeare is planning to issue its financial statements on March 20, 2011. On March 18, 2011, Shakespeare’s management will evaluate new information about one of its accruals and two subsequent events to determine if this information or events represent items that should be recognized or disclosed in the December 31, 2010, financial statements. Medical Benefits Payable For the past several years, Shakespeare has self-insured medical benefits (health and dental) for its employees. The Company records the costs of medical care in the period in which covered events occur and includes its best estimate of the costs that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR) in its estimate of the medical benefits payable. Shakespeare looks to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which defines IBNR as “losses incurred by the insured entity that have not yet been reported to...
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...Case 12-02 To Recognize or Not to Recognize, That Is the Question Shakespeare Inc. (“Shakespeare” or the “Company”) is a privately held book printing and publishing company with a December 31 year-end. The summary balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, included: Current assets Noncurrent assets Total assets Current liabilities Noncurrent liabilities Total liabilities Total shareholder equity $ 6,500,000 28,250,000 $34,750,000 $ 4,500,000 13,750,000 $18,250,000 $16,500,000 The summary results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, included revenue of $10.7 million and net income of $1.2 million. Shakespeare is planning to issue its financial statements on March 20, 2011. On March 18, 2011, Shakespeare’s management will evaluate new information about one of its accruals and two subsequent events to determine if this information or events represent items that should be recognized or disclosed in the December 31, 2010, financial statements. Medical Benefits Payable For the past several years, Shakespeare has self-insured medical benefits (health and dental) for its employees. The Company records the costs of medical care in the period in which covered events occur and includes its best estimate of the costs that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR) in its estimate of the medical benefits payable. Shakespeare looks to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which defines IBNR as “losses incurred by the insured entity that have not yet been reported to...
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