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ConocoPhillips Is Making the Wrong Move ConocoPhillips’ (COP) financials clearly indicate the weakness that the company is seeing in its business. For instance, in the second quarter of 2015, ConocoPhillips had reported a net loss of $179 million i.e. minus $0.15 per share as compared to positive earnings of $2.1 billion, or $1.67 per share in last year’s second quarter. Post adjustment for some items like deferred tax due to amendments in Canadian tax laws and non-cash impairments, the…

1. What is Corey’s and AA’s vision in terms of distribution merchandising both short term and long term (3-5 yrs and 6-10 yrs) ? What does he/AA need to make it successful? 2. How is AA’s distribution strategy differ from others? Are there other models that AA is considering (including new ways to merchandise and sell ancillary services)? If so, how can ARC support that? 3. On the distribution continuum, where one side is a carrier that has no significant distribution changes to those…

External Factors and Internal Factors The 2008 great recession had caused several economic downturns to many financial institutions, which forced to go out of business or filed a bankruptcy protection. This financial crisis had caught many economists off-guarded the severity of financial damages that the crisis created. There were numerous factors that caused the financial collapse included the over-heat real estate market, the mortgage-back security products, the loose monetary policy, the…

Because there are a number of ways that a company could manipulate inventory numbers to misstate the final account balance, auditors must be diligent to prevent fraud or human error. A misstatement in inventory can have two effects: increase the value of the account and thus the company; and, increase cost of goods sold and thus increase revenue. One of the most important jobs for an auditor is to inspect the physical inventory itself. This tests two key assertions: existence and accuracy. The…

for relevant information regarding a company’s financial position continues to escalate and business analysis becomes more complex, the requirement for organizations to produce both timely and accurate data is essential (Subramanyam, 2014). More specifically, analysts, investors, and creditors alike rely on figures from statements such as balance sheets, income statements, and statement of cash flows in an attempt to conduct both accounting and financial analysis (Subramanyam, 2014).…

away from Wells Fargo’s services.” (Legal Issues Making It Hard For Wells Fargo To Regain Customer, Investor Confidence, 2017) Negative hits to a company's reputation can significantly reduce the credibility of the organization, and for one in the financial industry, being a credible merchant is imperative when seeking to improve…

due to failures of audit effectiveness and corporate financial responsibility that could potentially “threatened the reputation of those markets for integrity (Tsacoumis, S, Bess, S, and Sappington, A, 2003).” Section 301 provided appropriate regulatory authority of the audit committee the power to overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of the issues and financial reporting processes of the issuer and audits of the financial statements of the issuer (Public Law, 2002).…

INTRODUCTION This report aims to study the communication systems of a not-for-profit organisation in Victoria, named Victorian AIDS Council (VAC). In the first part, some background information, including an organisational chart, different channels of communication with the organisation’s key internal and external stakeholders and funding resources will be examined. In the second part, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis will be employed to examine the competitiveness…

Coffee Roasters. Starbucks collects its average accounts receivable more frequently than Green Mountain. Starbucks will collect their average accounts receivable in fewer days. Chapter 9: Financial Statement Case 9-1 on p. 601 1. The Starbucks Corporation is using straight-line depreciation for their financial statements and for their tax purposes I believe they use double declining depreciation. 2. 523.3 million is the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for the year ending October…

Interview an Accountant For this assignment, I was able to get in contact with a high school friend of mine that was an outstanding student athlete. The reason for reaching out to him was to follow up with a person I knew had a bright future and broke the sigma of the athlete stereotype when it comes to academics. Marcus Law works as a Business Account Manager (entertainment industry) for Chapnick Smukler & Chapnick in Encino, CA. He has worked in the position for a bit over 2 years.…