PAPER P3 BUSINESS ANALYSIS P R A C T I C E & R E V I S I O N K I T BPP Learning Media is the sole ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner – content for the ACCA qualification. In this, the only Paper P3 Practice and Revision Kit to be reviewed by the examiner We discuss the best strategies for revising and taking your ACCA exams We show you how to be well prepared for your exam We give you lots of great guidance on tackling questions We show you how you can build your own exams We provide
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The It’llGet-Worse-Before-It-Gets-Better Fallacy 13 EVEN TRUE STORIES ARE FAIRYTALES: Story Bias 14 WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP A DIARY: Hindsight Bias 15 WHY YOU SYSTEMATICALLY OVERESTIMATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Overconfidence Effect 16 DON’T TAKE NEWS ANCHORS SERIOUSLY: Chauffeur Knowledge 17 YOU CONTROL LESS THAN YOU THINK: Illusion of Control 18 NEVER PAY YOUR LAWYER BY THE HOUR: Incentive Super-Response Tendency 19 THE DUBIOUS EFFICACY OF DOCTORS, CONSULTANTS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: Regression
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2013 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Financial Summary Samsung Electronics and Consolidated Subsidiaries 228,693 Income Statements Sales Operating Profit 2011 165,002 15,644 13,759 2012 201,104 29,049 23,845 2013 228,693 36,785 30,475 201,104 36,785 Net Income 29,049 165,002 15,644 Balance Sheets Assets Liabilities Shareholders’ Equity 2011 155,800 54,487 101,314 2012 181,072 59,591 121,480 2013 214,075 64,059 150,016 2011 2012 2013
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Annual Report 2012 2012 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 THE COMPANY Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries (Costco or the Company) began operations in 1983 in Seattle, Washington. In October 1993, Costco merged with The Price Company, which had pioneered the membership warehouse concept, to form Price/Costco, Inc., a Delaware corporation. In January 1997, after the spin-off of most of its non-warehouse assets to Price Enterprises, Inc., the Company changed its name to Costco Companies
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determine an organization’s current ‘state of health’………………………………………………………………………. 26 2. Explain the stages staff consultation necessary for effective implementation of a quality scheme………………………………………………………………………. 27-28 3. Propose new system or modifications to existing system that could improve service quality………………………………………………………………………………… 29-30 References 31 INTORDUCTION
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partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts by Niti Duggal December, 2007 Thesis written by Niti Duggal B.A. (Hons), University of Delhi, India 1996 M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 1998 MPhil, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 2001 M.A., Kent State University, 2007 Approved by ____________________________________, Advisor Dr. Jay Lee ____________________________________, Chair, Department of Geography Dr. Jay Lee ____________________________________
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Unrealised Form of Proxy 2 4 8 10 24 38 42 43 44 49 50 54 58 62 64 68 69 72 84 84 85 87 88 89 91 94 97 234 Financial Statements YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 92647-H FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2013 Revenue (RM‘000) Profit Before Taxation (RM‘000) Profit After Taxation (RM‘000) Profit for the Year Attributable to Owners of the Parent (RM‘000) Total Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent (RM’000) Earnings per Share (Sen) Dividend per Share (Sen) Total Assets (RM‘000) Net Assets per Share (RM)
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at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, United States A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, 7 McAlister Drive, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States c School of Accounting, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia b a b s t r a c t We address the following overarching questions: What kind of accountability framework could regulators use to (a) motivate auditors to improve audit quality, and (b) evaluate how
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8bn Group profit before tax +5.3% Group profit before tax growth +1.6% Underlying profit before tax** +2.1% Underlying diluted earnings per share**† 14.76p Full year dividend per share UK Revenue± Trading profit Asia Revenue± Trading profit Europe Revenue± £42.8bn 66% of Group £2,480m 66% of Group £10.8bn 17% of Group £737m 20% of Group £9.9bn 15% of Group Revenue growth± Trading profit growth Revenue growth± Trading profit growth Revenue
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