9-110-045 REV: MARCH 31, 2011 EUGENE SOLTES A Letter from Prison On February 14, 2008, Stephen Richards, inmate #71320-053 at Taft Federal Correctional Institution, completed a letter to Eugene Soltes, a student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Richards was the former global head of sales at Computer Associates. Exhibit 1 provides the list of questions Soltes asked Richards. Exhibit 2 is a copy of the letter Soltes received in return. __________________________
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on credit will be paid back, and CRA for compliance with reporting. Issues: 1. Cash Flow Obviously non-income statement cash spending has drained the company’s cash. We cannot be certain exactly what these are since no data is given besides revenue and operating expenses and possible gross profit and pre-tax income numbers determined by which inventory costing and bad debt policy the company uses. However, by looking at the large gap between gross profit and pre-tax income, Joe probably has
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7) $1500 Lease payment Lease expense 1,500 Cash 1,500 8) $49,800 Equipment payable Equipment 49,800 Equipment payable 49,800 9) $108,600 Bank deposits Cash 108,600 Parking revenue 3,300 Services revenue 105,300 10) $8,230 Inventory purchases (oil and grease) Inventory 8,230 Cash 8,230 11) $34,560 Payroll payments Payroll expense 34,560 Cash 34,560 12) $1700 Utilities payments Utilities
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JOBS Act that allows companies to “limit transparency” by keeping company financial information private up until three weeks before the company promotes its offering. However, the only companies who can use this provision are those that have annual revenue less than $1 billion. This gives us a little insight into how well Twitter is doing financially (Sommer, 2013). The confidentiality provision in the JOBS Act was intended for entrepreneurial firms who want to avoid too much attention and “prying
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assigned to research the appropriate accounting for revenue treatment of construction contracts for a client, LabCo. In specific, I was assigned to oversee LabCos’ contract involving a six-axis laser-cutting machine with Halibut Co. After researching and developing a theory based on the Financial Accounting Standards Boards’ Codification, I have concluded that LabCos’ treatment of revenue was reasonable; however, they should have changed revenue recognition principles sooner. In this situation, there are
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Assignment 2: You Are an Entrepreneur Student: Peter M. Burke Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Sumadi ACC557: Financial Accounting November 18, 2012 Introduction When I was about two years old, my grandfather took me on my first of many fishing trips to a small lake near his house. When his grandchildren visited, we all went along with him. He gave each of us our own special fishing poles, and he taught us everything about fishing, from how to set up our poles to how to bait our hooks, and eventually
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Strategy Analysis I. Company Introduction Founded in 1946, the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is one of an American corporation in New York City. Estée Lauder is a manufacturer and market of four cosmetics product lines: skin care, make up, fragrances and hair care products. By integrating “High-Touch” aspect into all day-to-day business activities, this technologically advanced, innovative company has gained a worldwide reputation for elegance, luxury and superior quality. Each of the company’s
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FIN 534 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Financial Analysis (Starbucks) Lisa Massey Strayer University Due Date: September 14, 2013 Starbucks is a strong competitor in the service sector and a leader in the gourmet coffee industry. With a continued growth rate in store openings and maintaining successful profitability of its operations, Starbucks has demonstrated its ability to sustain a reliable and steady growth. Starbucks’ ability to contend with the vulnerability
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CADBURY Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) is the world’s largest food processing company with revenues of $40 billion (fiscal year 2009) which sells its products in more than 150 countries. We are familiar with many of its global brands – Oreo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Trident, Nabisco, Maxwell House and others. Its products are biscuits, confectionary, cheese, convenient meals and packaged groceries. About half of the revenues are from international markets. Kraft Foods is an attractive investment in which
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have both aggressively expanded in the United States, especially in the metropolitan market. SWOT Analysis -Lowe’s Home Improvement Strengths * Brand Recognition * Distribution Network * Market Position Lowe’s is the second largest home improvement retailer in the United States, next to Home Depot. It has a strong brand recognition that is recognized across the U.S. as well as parts of Canada and Australia. Lowe’s Slogan ‘Never Stop Improving’ resonates well with customers to send a
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