Please help answer the following questions. Include references. What are at least three International Accounting Standards (IASs)? Are these standards the same as U.S. standards? Why or why not? Is it necessary to have global standards? Why or why not?
Explain why these concepts are important to financial statements. A. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) B. International Accounting Standards (ISFR); and C. Liquidity.
Request assistance with graduate level research: MS word document, with APA citing in text and references, addressing the following issues: Would banking deregulation be good for consumers as well as the economy in general? Other issues that should be addressed include: What is the purpose of the main banking regul
Guidelines for the answer ( 5.1 to 5.11 need to be answered taking into consideration the guidelines given below 1. A Contents page showing clearly the page number and /contents of each page of your project. 2. An executive summary showing the most important findings and research which was covered in the discussion. 3. A
Do you feel that complex derivative contracts should be highly regulated or banned? What types of regulations do you feel would be particularly beneficial? Detrimental? Discuss.
Suppose that the U.S. Congress imposes an increase in taxes. Under a floating exchange rate regime, carefully illustrate and explain the process that will generate a new goods market, money market and balance of payments equilibrium. What are the effects of such a policy on domestic income and employment? Please detail the answe
List three factors relevant for a country's choice of an exchange rate system. Using the US as an example, explain how these factors may have affected US policy regarding floating exchange rates.
What is the difference between municipal bonds, treasury bonds and commercial bonds?
Each of us needs to come up with a strategy to recommend for 'GM' (General Motors). Write a strategy on how GM should operate its financial aspect of the company to improve sales.
Recently, Wal-Mart established two retail outlets in the city of Shanzen, China, which has a population of 3.7 million. These outlets are massive and contain products purchased locally as well as imports. As Wal-Mart generates earnings beyond what it needs in Shanzen, it may remit those earnings back to the United States. Wal-Ma
I am a national banker, who has approached two of my multi-national clients to offer to construct a currency swap that will enable both parties to better manage interest rate and Forex risk exposures. Company A has borrowed $20 million and Company B has borrowed GBP 11 million. Each wishes to swap in the others currency. The
A Clarke Corporation subsidiary buys marketable equity securities and inventory on April 1, 2009, for 100,000 pesos each. It pays for both items on June 1, 2009, and they are still on hand at year-end. Inventory is carried at cost under the lower-of-cost-or-market-rule. Currency exchange rates for 1 peos follow: Jan 1 2009
1.Which of the following is not an advantage of bonds. a. Bonds do not affect owner control b. None of the other answers c. Bonds can increase return on equity d. Bonds require payment of both periodic interest and the par value at maturity 2.Hildebrand Morgan makes trendy clothing and accessories for sophisticated wome
Part A Nonmonetary exchange. Layne Co. has a machine that cost $255,000 on March 20, 2007. This old machine had an estimated life of ten years and a salvage value of $15,000. On December 23, 2011, the old machine is exchanged for a new machine with a market value of $162,000. The exchange lacked commercial substance. Layne a
Please help with the following international finance problem. If you were an investor or business manager looking to expand into a foreign market, would you borrow from a domestic bank or consider borrowing from a financial institution in the target country? What conditions would you base your decision on? What might chang
What are the principle risks incurred by a company operating in a foreign market and what approaches can a company take to protect it from currency risks?
In 400 words explain brainstorming risk management techniques and the rationale behind selecting brainstorming risk management technique. Conduct a risk assessment of the company AT&T to show how risk management contributes to stakeholder wealth maximization.
The question in this exercise are based on Nordstrom Inc 2004 annual report. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=93295&p=irol-reportsAnnual 1) What is Nordstrom strategy for success in the marketplace? Doe the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value
Nealtus' training program includes various "training rotations" where executive trainees spend some time in various departments to receive training that is more specific and gain additional experience with the international market. This week, you have been assigned to Nealtus' trading department to gain additional knowledge ab
What individual characteristics and qualifications should a company consider when choosing managerial candidates for foreign assignments? What problems do managers commonly encounter when repatriated from foreign assignments? How can companies help managers deal with these problems?
Zemart is a U.S. firm that plans to establish international business in which it will export to Mexico (these exports will be denomiated in Pesos) and to Canada (these exports will be denominated in Canadian dollars) once a month and will therefore receive payments once a month. It is concerned about exchange rate risk. It wants
Please help answer the following questions. Include references in the solution. What is the difference between a tariff and a quota? What is the impact of a trade surplus? What is the impact of a trade deficit? How does politics affect international trade?
The questions in this exercise are based on Dell, Inc. To answer the questions, you will need to download Dell's Form 10-K for the fi scal year ended January 28, 2005 by going to www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. Input CIK code 826083 and hit enter. In the gray box on the right-hand side of your computer screen d
Company X is a software company that currently recognizes revenue when the agreement/contract is signed. Company X is considering a more conservative approach by recognizing revenue at the deliver of the product to customer. Therefore, it's considering changing its revenue recognition policy. Days in receivable under curren
Research Apple website (http://www.apple.com/investor/). Using your research findings from the Library and the Internet, develop both an EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summary) table and an IFAS (Internal Factors Analysis Summary) table. The tables are to be submitted in one Excel file (one sheet for the EFAS and one sheet f
This assignment is an analysis of a U.S. publicly-traded company, with either a subsidiary or division operating outside of North America and its common stock as a prospective investment. Format and actions to complete: Company Overview. Conduct research and describe the company, its operations, locations, markets, and lines
Once you become even more finance savvy, over time you will be more comfortable randomly choosing stock on your own or by using a scientific approach. Can you as an individual investor choosing your own stock create an optimal portfolio of 99 stock (can be other securities besides stock) by selecting 33 stocks with beta equal to
5. If the demand for a country's exports falls at the same time that tariffs on imports are raised, will the country's currency tend to appreciate or depreciate in the long run? 10. Mexican peso trading at 10 pesos per dollar. If expected U.S. inflation rate is 2% while expected Mexican inflation rate is 23% over next year, w
Answer the attached questions with at least five sentences each. ? What are deferred acquisition costs? How are deferred acquisition costs computed? Should deferred acquisition costs be treated the same way that amortization are treated in the firm's accounting statements? Should deferred acquisition costs be treated the s