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Reasons Why Investment is a Good Idea

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As discussed in the opening reflection, MF Global filed a complaint charging PwC with professional malpractice, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment in connection with its advice concerning, and approval of, the company’s off-balance-sheet accounting for its investments. The court’s decision points out that absent PwC’s advice, MF Global Holdings would not have invested heavily in European sovereign debt to generate immediate revenues and would not have suffered the massive damages that befell the company in 2011. Do you believe that auditors should be held legally liable when they advise clients on matters related to the company’s finances that turn out to be wrong? Explain with reference to legal and professional standards.

Your initial post must be in your own words, be a minimum of 450 words in length, and be supported with a reference.

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Write a 4 to 5 page paper on the following topic utilizing at least 5 scholarly journal article references:

Bartlet Financial Services Company holds a large portfolio of debt and stock securities as an investment. The total fair value of the portfolio at December 31, 2014, is greater than total cost. Some securities have increased in value and others have decreased. Deb Faust, the financial vice president, and Jan McCabe, the controller, are in the process of classifying for the first time the securities in the portfolio. Faust suggests classifying the securities that have increased in value as trading securities in order to increase net income for the year. She wants to classify the securities that have decreased in value as long-term non-trading securities, so that the decreases in value will not affect 2014 net income. McCabe disagrees. She recommends classifying the securities that have decreased in value as trading securities and those that have increased in value as long-term non-trading securities. McCabe argues that the company is having a good earnings year and that recognizing the losses now will help to smooth income for this year. Moreover, for future years, when the company may not be as profitable, the company will have built-in gains.

Instructions: (a) Will classifying the securities as Faust and McCabe suggest actually affect earnings as each says it will? (b) Is there anything unethical in what Faust and McCabe propose? Who are the stakeholders affected by their proposals? (c) Assume that Faust and McCabe properly classify the portfolio. At year-end, Faust proposes to sell the securities that will increase 2014 net income, and McCabe proposes to sell the securities that will decrease 2014 net income. Is this unethical?

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Compare and contrast equal employment opportunity, affirmative action,
and managing diversity programs. In your opinion, can they occur simultaneously?
Why or why not?

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Format for a current event: Search online for a current event article that is closely aligned with the topic of the week. Then write one paragraph explaining the article, paste a link to the article page, and then write "My Take" on why the article is important using your critical thinking skills to read between the lines and tell us what else might be going on. Here’s an example.

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USA Today reported that Amazon has bought a smaller company, GoPago, and intends to go into the mobile payments business. The article suggests that this will be important to close the loop with customers. This means they will have control over the purchase from the initial intent to buy all they way through to the payment processing of the final sale.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/12/17/amazon-gopago-closing-loop/4059285/

My take:

Amazon will face competition in this area as Square card readers are already being used on mobile phones and Paypal is putting "Beacons" into stores to allow two way communication between shoppers and retailers. So while they may hope to close the loop, this is a response to a battle they are already losing. With the size of Amazon, they will win some business in the mobile payments processing, but I don't think they will do as well as they do with online shopping. Also, this signals a further move toward using mobile devices to process payments, which should make it easier for everyone to make purchases. 

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Be sure to do all three things separately so it's clear what is the article summary and what is your take on the article - and don't forget the link so we can read the original. 

That example should get you started, but if you have any questions, you can reply here.

This week covers an overview and financial statements so the news article from a reliable source could be anything related to finance. This could be a variety of things this week. In future weeks, it will be more precise such as stocks or bonds.

Opening week is pretty wide open. So pick something that caught your eye that you think other people can learn from or is interesting to you.

When writing your take, focus on using your critical thinking skills. Try to read between the lines, bring in other information - potentially conflicting information - and use your own mind to identify things that might give others insight into what really might be going on. Basically, look for reasons why we shouldn't accept the article on face value

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Are corporate outreach and company sponsored volunteer programs a good idea for organizations to implement? Why? From an ethical leadership perspective, why would you choose OR not choose to implement these programs? Use course theory and specific examples to support your conclusion.

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Would you describe the financial meltdown in our 2007-2008 financial markets as a failure of people or of our capital market processes? Why? Support your thoughts with ethical theory and examples. Use our library for added research if needed.

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Tell me about why diversity and discrimination are two important ethical factors that leaders should focus on while attempting to manage their workforce?  Provide one example of how mismanaging these issues have had an impact on an organization. How would you explain the importance of these to your employees?

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What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How could leadership in organizations help to minimize this ethical misconduct? Explain and support your positions with relevant course content and outside sources.

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As our businesses have developed over the last 100 plus years, have our modern day businesses evolved to be more ethical today? What are some of the factors that helped you come to your conclusion? Take a position and support your thoughts.

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In 1999, a Seattle man took a popular soft-drink company seriously when one of its commercials made an offer of a Harrier jet, the famous high-tech jump jet used by the U.S. Marines. In a television commercial that aired in 1995, the company jokingly included the Harrier as one of the prizes that could be received with a mere 7 million company points. Although that sounds like a lot of points to get from drinking the soft drink company's products (roughly 190 drinks a day for 100 years), the company also allowed customers to purchase points for 10 cents each.

The man did the math and discovered that the cost of the 7 million points needed for the jet was $700,000. He then put together a business plan, raised the $700,000 from friends and family, and submitted 15 points, the check, and an official order form with a demand for the Harrier jet.

The company wrote back, stating that the Harrier jet in the commercial was simply used to create a humorous and entertaining advertisement. They apologized for any misunderstanding or confusion people may have experienced and enclosed some free product coupons.

The free coupons did not satisfy the man, who then took the soft drink company to court. Finally, a federal judge for the Southern District of New York held that the company was only joking when it implied in its ad that it was giving away fighter jets. The judge noted that because the jets sell for approximately $23 million, no one could have concluded that the commercial actually offered consumers a Harrier jet. Instead, this was a classic example of a deal that was too good to be true.

Write a paper of 4–6 body pages that answers the following questions, including an in-depth explanation of the supporting rationale:

- What are the key legal factors present in the scenario?
- What are the 4 elements of a valid contract? How do they relate to the scenario in question?
- What is the objective theory of contracts?
- How does the objective theory of contracts apply to this case?
- In your own words but based on research and analysis of relevant legal concepts and cases, why do you think the court held that there was not a valid agreement in this scenario? Provide support for your position.
- Are advertisements generally considered offers? Explain.
- How does this case differ from a reward situation in which a unilateral contract is formed upon completion of the requested act?
- What recommendations (at least 2) would you make for a company considering an aggressive marketing campaign with giveaways of high value items? Explain the rationale behind each recommendation.

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Capital Budgeting Discussion Questions: How do we really know if a project is a good project? – There are questions and predictions in evaluation, such as issues of scope, duration, estimation, application of MARR for existing versus new businesses, new geography. Multi division firms have diverse requests for capital across many businesses. What about maintenance capital versus expansion capital. Also, how do you know if the IRR determined for a project is “accurate enough”?


As a student Do some research on methods of economic evaluation and capital budgeting that are used by large firms in the field where engineers of your major are most employed.