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Pepsi-Co, Inc

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1) Below are the ratios (with excel formulas) calculated for Pepsi-Co, Inc. for you – all you need to do is calculate the Coca-Cola Company ratios.
1. Using the financial data for the three years for The Coca-Cola Company discuss the company’s:

a. Ability to pay current liabilities;
b. Ability to sell inventory and collect receivables;
c. Ability to pay long-term debt; and
d. Profitability.

2. Using the financial data for the three years for PepsiCo, Inc., discuss the company’s

a. Ability to pay current liabilities;
b. Ability to sell inventory and collect receivables;
c. Ability to pay long-term debt; and
d. Profitability.

3. Compare Coca-Cola’s financial position to PepsiCo’s financial position throughout the three
years given. How do the two companies compare in the following areas?
a. Ability to pay current liabilities;
b. Ability to sell inventory and collect receivables;
c. Ability to pay long-term debt; and
d. Profitability.

4. What conclusions can you draw from your analysis of the two companies? Which company do
you think is in a stronger financial position?

Megatron, Inc.

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Megatron, Inc. is a company with its principal offices in the United States. For years, Megatron has only operated domestically; however, Megatron’s board of directors now feels it is in the company’s best interests to explore how to do business internationally. Give at least three examples of actions Megatron can take with regards to foreign government officials, which would benefits Meagtron’s international growth without running afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?

Megatron, Inc.

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Megatron, Inc. is a company with its principal offices in the United States. For years, Megatron has only operated domestically; however, Megatron’s board of directors now feels it is in the company’s best interests to explore how to do business internationally. Give at least three examples of actions Megatron can take with regards to foreign government officials, which would benefits Meagtron’s international growth without running afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?

 

Hurricanes and Harness Racing: The Accounting Fraud at DHB Industries, INC

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1. Exhibits 1 and 4 present DHB’s original 2003-2004 balance sheets and income statements and the restated balance sheets and income statements for those two years, respectively. Review the original and restated financial statements for 2004 and identify the “material” differences between them. Defend your choices.
2. Identify the fraud risk factors posed by DHB for its independent auditors. Which of these factors, in your opinion, should have been of primary concern to those auditors?
3.Compare and contrast the internal control reporting responsibilities of the management and independent auditors of public companies.
4.Does the SEC have a responsibility to protect the investing public from self-interested corporate executives? Do professional auditing standards or other rules or regulations impose such as responsibility on independent auditors?

 

Mike Millionaire is the CEO of Murky Mining, Inc.

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Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

Mike Millionaire is the CEO of Murky Mining, Inc. Mike is not involved in the day-to-day operations of Murky Mining, Inc., and the company has incurred multiple violations under 33 U.S.C. § 1319. Could Mike Millionaire be charged or fined as an officer of the company? Would the fact that Mike Millionaire was not involved in the day-to-day operations of Murky Mining, Inc. be considered?
Explain each of the elements of the tort of negligence, providing examples of each in a business setting.
Part 1 needs to be 500 plus words and APA format (refer chapter 8 – 9 from the attached textbook)

PART 2:

Question I – At the end of a long day, Sabrina, a cashier for a supermarket is counting the paper money. One of the bills falls from the cash register into the bottom of Sabrina’s purse. What elements of embezzlement are present in this situation? Should Sabrina be convicted of embezzlement? Why or why not?

Question II – Bobby Bigmouth is sued for slander by his boss. Bobby argues that he cannot be sued for slander because he did not publish any statement. He argues that his alleged slanderous comment was not published because he just made the comment to a co-worker about his boss rather than making that statement to a reporter to be published. Is Bobby’s argument correct?

Question III – During an episode of Sports Center, one of the anchors misread the teleprompter and said LeBron James was closing his school for at risk youth. In reality, LeBron James was expanding his school. This statement by the anchor was a slip of the tongue and corrected in the next episode. Would LeBron’s defamation suit against Sports Center and the anchor be successful? Why or why not?