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Memo: How to Calculate the Impairment on Cruise Ship
Finance
Investment
Money
Our analysis of your cruise ship’s potential impairment involved the use of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and referencing ASC 360-10 for guidance. Based on our recoverability tests, it has been determined that your cruise ship is impaired, resulting in an impairment loss of $1.6 million to be recorded on December 31, 2010. In a…
Personal Finance Assignment
Finance
A prepaid 529 plan lets parents purchase college tuition at today’s rates, with the guarantee that they’ll be able to apply today’s rates to college in the future, no matter how much they go up. A savings 529 plan is an investment account where money is set aside for college expenses. Accountant – A finance…
Tulip Mania From Netherlands
Finance
Investment
Money
Originally coined in the Netherlands, the term Tulip mania or Tulipomania dates back to the 17th Century, when demand for tulip bulbs reached to unprecedented peak so also the prices of Tulips. Bulb prices rose steadily throughout the 1630s, as ever more speculators wedged into the market. Weavers and farmers mortgaged whatever they could to…
Dell Mercosur: Getting Real in Brazil
Finance
Investment
Money
Dell had expanded beyond PCs to servers, storage, and communications equipment Because of the softening of the global economy and the events of September 11, demand for PCs was down sharply Dell responded with an aggressive price strategy and reduced costs through workforce reductions and facility consolidations Dell bases its success on its build-to-order, direct…
Westlake Lanes memo
Finance
Investment
Marketing Strategy
Shelby Givens, G.M of WBL could not get the business on track to repay the funds the board had loaned it 16 months before. In Jan 2010, the business profited for the 1st time in two years. But, now she wants to decide on a future direction for the business, so that the debt payment…
Analysis of Two Companies Looking Set for an Acquisition
Finance
Investment
Price
Acquisition is a case where by a company buys in another company, normally in the same industry. This is done for many reasons which include elimination of competitions, creation of synergies, and favorable economies of scale. It is also a possible way of creating monopolies which will tend to enjoy super-normal profits for long. Acquisition…
Apple Financial Reporting Problem
Finance
If cash is King, then Apple is the King. Apple has piled up $81. 6 billion in cash/investments. Most people think that Apple only has $26 billion in cash, but the way Apple reports it on the balance sheet can be confusing. From an investor’s standpoint, they love companies with cash, the ability to generate…
Case Study : If the Coat Fits, Wear It
Finance
Money
Revenue
Cash Flow Table The cash flow table is divided into three sections: initial investment, annual operating cash flows, and terminal year cash flows. The initial investment section displays all cash flows at the beginning of replacement. The annual operating cash flows section indicates the effect of entering the new machine and eliminating the old machine….
Whirlpool: Joint Venture
Finance
Investment
Risk
I. According to the definition, a Greenfield investment is a form of foreign direct investment in which a parent company starts a new venture in a foreign country by constructing new operational facilities from the ground up. With the addition of new facilities, most parent companies create new long-term jobs in the foreign country by…
Election Campaign Financing
Finance
Chris AlibaruhoBA 243 Topic Report When researching for this paper, I found that the general consensus showedthat special interest financing is a growing influence on the outcomes of elections inrespect to election campaign financing. As you will see I have identified the problemsand then proceed to discuss possible reforms with use of a pro and…