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  FIN 2000 Exam One

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  FIN 2000 Exam One
  Name ____________ Date _________
  Please explain all answers!
  1. Odd Lot
  2. Round Lot
  3. I.P.O.
  4. Prospectus
  5. Market Maker
  6. Specialist
  7. Dealer
  8. Secondary Market
  9. Investment Banker
  10. T + 3

  Exam One

  Essay Questions / Please answer three of the four questions.

  1. Briefly explain what are financial intermediaries and their role in our economy. Briefly explain the difference between pure risk and speculative risk.
  2. Briefly explain the difference between a market order and limit order? In your answer please give an example of each. Briefly explain the difference between a day order and Good Till Canceled (GTC) order
  3. Briefly explain the four factors of production (use an example in your answer). Explain the difference the primary stock market and the secondary market.
  4. Explain the difference between the NYSE, NASDAQ and the O.T.C. In your answer explain which market is organized and unorganized? What is the role of a “market maker” in the purchase of stock?

  Exam One / Short Answers

  1. Which is worth more a dollar today or a dollar in the future? _____________.

  2. In every investment there is a tradeoff between __________ and __________.

  3. Financial intermediaries bring ____________ and ___________ together.

  4. The cost of issuing stock for the first time is? ___________ __________.

  5. The ______ guarantees your deposits in commercial banks up to $_________.

  6. Do you expect Social Security to be around when you retire? _________ (yes or no)
  (Your opinion for this question is fine and will receive full points.)

  7. ___________ is the process of computing the future value of a dollar.

  8. ____________ is the process of computing the present value of a dollar.

  9. A stream of income or payments is called an __________.

  10. _________ __________ is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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  Analysis of International Portfolio Investment

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  Management of risk arising from exchange rate movements is one of the most important tasks for multinationals managers. This task includes forecasting exchange rate movements, which is a challenging task. To coin this difficulty, Lawrence Summers who was former US Treasury and Professor at Harvard University cynically joked that forecasting exchange rate is a job for a (dead) man whose IQ is less than 80. Unfortunately, however, we are often forced to forecast it. The best model for the forecasting has yet to be found although many theories including the Dornbush’s overshooting model, other monetary approach models, the balance of payment theory, and the portfolio balance theory have been proposed.
  As such, we have to rely on a couple of businessmen’s forecasting methods: (1) forecasting based on recent trend (technical method); (2) focus on economic growth, interests, inflations (fundamental method); and (3) rely on market spot and forward rate (market-based method).

  Assume that you are CEO of the Yangkee Multinational Fund Management Company located in Washington, America and considering portfolio investment on shares listed on the Australian Stock Exchange for a year from 1 June 2014. You are planning to repatriate all the investments (e.g. principal+dividend payment) and expected capital gains to the U.S. at one-time in a year. Understanding your thoughts, board of directors of your company requested a formal report of the plan by on-line submission. Next board meeting will be on Friday, 3 October. Chair of the board, Clinton- Obama, is one of alumni from your University and advised you that many board members are not familiar with international financial management so that the report should include at least:

  •  Predict what is expected (spot) exchange rate between US$ and A$ in 1 June 2015? Justify your answer.
    Baseline readings: Lecture W2 + Ch.9 (Text book)
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in Australia compared to investing in China?
    Baseline readings: Ch.6, 9, 16 (Text book)
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of portfolio investment compared to purchasing an existing company (e.g. mergers and acquisition)?
    Baseline readings: Ch.13, 14 (Text book)
  • Write it as a report

  8 pages, double spaced
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  ACCOUNTING THEORY 308

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  SECTION A – Short Answer (15 Marks)

  In a short answer of no more than 500 – 800 words (+/- 5%) students are to respond to the employers question after considering the hypothetical job interview:

  Consider the following hypothetical situation:

  You have applied for a job as a Graduate Accountant in a medium sized Australian accounting firm. The main business activities of the accounting firm are external audit for medium sized companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and financial consultation for small and medium sized businesses. Some of the consultation includes the preparation of financial accounts and compliance for taxation purposes and business advice to improve resource allocation and generate revenue.

  You are asked a question by your potential employer

  (Where applicable, in-text and end-text referencing is required and is to be included at the end of Section A).

  Marks are allocated for introduction, content and originality, conclusion, spelling/grammar, referencing.

  SECTION B – Short Essay (15 Marks)

  Students are required to write a short essay of 500 – 800 words (+/- 5%) on the following topic.

  “Triple bottom line reporting is a waste of time”. Discuss this comment.

  (In-text and end-text referencing for this question is required and to be included at the end of Section B).

  NOTE: If NO references provided –> Your Grade = ZERO

  Marks are allocated for introduction, content and originality, conclusion, spelling/grammar, referencing.
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  How have supply chain strategies evolved over the last decade and why

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  Topic:

  How have supply chain strategies evolved over the last decade and why? How will these strategies prepare industry for future challenges?

  Lengths: 14 Pages

  This is a research report. It does NOT require case studies or examples. It is a theoretical piece of research

  Assessment 3: Individual Research Report

  Written report: typed, single line spaced; font 12, Arial or Times New Roman

  You are required to conduct a thorough literature search (books, journals, trade magazines etc.) in order to prepare the research report. It is expected that you will follow the following guidelines while preparing your essay:

  Introduction (about 1 page)

  • Introduce your topic of research.
  • Discuss aims and objectives of the research.
  • Highlight the plan of the report.

  Literature Search/Analysis and Discussion (about 6-7 pages)

  • Conduct a thorough search on the topic of research. For this you are required to search journals (academic and trade), books, websites. Your objective is to provide up-to-date information on the topic. Use academic journal articles under a decade old in the majority of your references.

  • Organise the materials in a meaningful manner. You may develop/use a conceptual framework for this. Build your arguments based on the evidences from published cases and empirical studies. Analyse your points carefully and fully. This is a research assignment – it is not a case study.

  Conclusions (about 1.5 pages)

  • Current status
  • Future direction.

  References

  • Provide a list of references and reference these appropriately in the report.

  The marking criteria used to assess your written report consists of four major items:

  1. Relevance
  2. Organisation
  3. Research, and
  4. Innovation

  Please check the above items while preparing your report.

  • Give figures and tables where necessary.
  • Appendices can be added if additional material is considered essential.
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  Topic 2: Critiquing Current Accounting Research

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  Topic 2: Critiquing Current Accounting Research

  In the next couple of days after your tutorial you will need to complete an amount of independent research that expands on your brief tutorial discussion and provides evidence to answer the following question:

  “How has research, in our discipline of ‘accounting’, assisted to enhance and develop society?”

  You might like to discuss or think about some of the following:

  • The nature of the business environment and whether this is conducive to such research developments?
  • You may consider whether accounting research has in fact enhanced or developed society?
  • The nature of accounting research and how this has developed over time?
  • Some of the greatest developments that have occurred in accounting?
  • Limitations that are placed on accounting research through the profession, employers, society, the regulatory and political environment, accounting standard setting bodies etc.

  In undertaking your independent research you may find the following bullet points of assistance to further stimulate your thought processes:

  • You might find conducting a general Google search as a good starting point to access information but remember you will need to filter and analyse this information carefully based on the above question.
  • Consult with the university library and its array of search options to review accounting research journal articles/ texts that may prove useful to review.
  • A secondary resource that makes for an interesting read is your recommended text ‘Double Entry’ by Jane Gleeson-White (see unit guide for more details). This may prompt ideas and reflections.
  • You may like to try to source practical examples of such research, through employers, the accounting profession, the ‘big 4’ websites, professional bodies websites (ICAA, CPA, CIMA), IASB website, local and international newspapers.

  A written response (500 words maximum) to the question outlined above that provides documentary evidence to support your statement (attach examples to your written response). Your evidence may take different forms i.e. newspaper articles, excerpts from websites, research journal articles, professional body websites etc, but should support what you are discussing in your statement to address the question and reinforce any example you may have provided.
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  Retail Logistics Paper

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  Using your knowledge of Retail Logistics make an assesment of the likely chances of Amazon being succesful in the same day delivery grocery business. What are Amazon’s relative strengths and weaknesses compared to a bricks and mortar network like Wal Mart? In addition to same day delivery what other changes to Amazon’s value chain would you reccomend?

  4 Pages, Single Spaced
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  Contemporary Issue in Accounting 2014

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  ! This+assignment+may+be+completed+in+groups+of+up+to+3+students.++Groups+are+not+ compulsory+and+students+are+welcome+to+make+individual+submissions+

  Topic:+   Positive+accounting+theory+–+contracting+theory+

  ! Background! Contracting!theory!characterises!the!firm!as!a!legal!nexus!of!contractual!relationships! organizing!economic!activity!to!reduce!contracting!costs.!!An!agency!relationship!arises!from! a!contract!where!one!party!(the!principal)!engages!another!party!(the!agent)!on!their!behalf.!! One!of!the!most!significant!agency!relationships!is!that!between!managers!and! shareholders,!whereby!the!separation!of!ownership!and!control!means!that!managers,!as! agents!of!shareholders,!can!act!in!their!own!interests!–!many!of!which!may!not!be!in!the! interests!of!the!shareholders.!

  There!are!a!number!of!problems!that!can!cause!differences!in!shareholders’!and!managers’! incentives!regarding!company!policies,!including!the!risk!aversion!problem!and!the!horizon! problem.!

  The!task!

  The!accounting!firm!for!which!you!work!has!a!number!of!clients!who!are!interested!in!salary! packaging!options!for!their!senior!executives.!!A!major!component!under!consideration!is! bonuses!–!shortRterm!cash!bonuses!and!longerRterm!equity!bonuses.!

  You!are!required!to!compile!a!report!for!management!of!your!accounting!firm,!which! addresses!the!issues!outlined!below.!!The!report!must!offer!practical!information,!but!also! outline!the!theoretical!perspectives!mentioned!in!the!specific!questions.!!You!are!not! required!to!provide!any!recommendations!in!relation!to!salary!packaging,!as!your!report!will! be!used!by!management!to!provide!betterRinformed!advice!to!clients.!

  The!article!below!provides!some!useful!discussion!in!relation!to!this!issue!–!although!it!was!

  published!in!2007!it!is!no!less!relevant!today.!

  ! The!issues!that!your!report!must!address!are:!

  1.!One!of!the!problems!in!the!shareholder/manager!agency!relationship!that!pay!contracts! are!designed!to!overcome!is!the!risk!aversion!problem.!Outline!what!the!problem!is,!and! how!the!contract!between!managers!and!shareholders!can!be!designed!to!reduce!risk! aversion.!

  2.!How!does!equity!as!a!pay!component!work!to!reduce!the!horizon!problem?!What!role,!if! any,!does!accounting!information!play!in!specifying!the!contractual!terms!of!bonus!plans! designed!to!reduce!the!horizon!problem?!

  3.!The!article!discusses!a!range!of!nonRsalary!components!that!are!contained!within!the!

  management!compensation!packages!of!topR100!companies.!What!is!the!purpose!of!

  including!nonRsalary!components!in!executive!pay!arrangements?!

  4.!Why!would!managers!prefer!shortRterm!cash!over!longRterm!equity!bonuses?!Why!does!

  this!not!align!with!shareholder!interests?!!

  5.!Shareholders!of!Australian!entities!have!the!ability!to!vote!to!show!either!their!support!or! dissatisfaction!with!companies’!remuneration!reports.!While!this!is!nonR!binding!on!the! Board,!they!are!obliged!to!take!note!of!shareholders’!views.!Explain!why!shareholders!might! choose!to!vote!against!reports!with!too!high!a!proportion!of!pay!as!shortRterm!cash!bonuses! rather!than!longRterm!incentives.!

  Pay+backlash+prompts+shift+to+bonuses+

  By!Patrick!Durkin!

  Boards!of!topR100!companies!are!paying!their!chief!executives!larger!annual!cash!bonuses!to! avoid!an!embarrassing!investor!backlash!over!pay,!experts!say.!

  Additional Files:

  Comtemporary_Issue_in_Accounting.pdf
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  18th century dress for Women in France

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  History of Art and dress                            Element 2:  Essay                                        May 2014

  Learning Outcomes:

  LO1. Select and apply the relevant research methods to analyse the meaning of a work of art or dress in their cultural context.

  LO2. Discuss the findings of an individual research in a coherent and relevant written form.

  LO4. Develop skills in structuring your ideas and meeting deadlines.

  Assessment Criteria

  Ability to undertake research appropriate to the given brief.

  The level to which students apply appropriate communication and presentation skills in visual and written forms relevant to the transmission of ideas and information.

  Ability to and organise a wide range of activities and meet deadlines.

  Essay question:      “Discuss 18^th century dress for women in France”

  GUIDELINES:

  Word count:            2000 words, 10% over allowed.

  Submission:             1 hard copy to Students’ Office

  PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

  Your essay must:

  • Be typed on standard A4 paper (29.7cm x 21.0cm)

  • Use Arial or Calibri font in size 11 for the main text and size 14 for headings

  • 1.5 spacing between the lines

  • There should be 20mm margins on the top, bottom and both sides of the text.

  • The hard copy must be spiral-bound, with a transparent non-coloured plastic sheet on top of the cover sheet.

  • You need to submit your essay with 2 copies of the cover sheet that can be found on the students’ intranet or in the library. Both copies will be stamped with the date & time of submission; you will keep one for your records. These are proof that you have handed your essay on time.
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  Financial Accounting, GST, Income Statement

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  Assignment instructions:
  There are three parts to this assignment. Please answer each part separately in your own words. You should use the text book and other sources to help you as well as the articles provided. These should be appropriately referenced.

  Part A

  The Nguyen family is just about to open a new restaurant. They invested $200,000 of their own money and also got a $200, 000 bank loan. They bought an old house for $280,000 and spent another $50,000 renovating it. They have also bought second hand tables and chairs and other furniture for $20,000. Kitchen equipment cost $8,000 and a computer for the business cost $2000.

  The bank requires a report on their activities before they open to the public. The Nguyens reviewed their bank statement which showed a cash balance of $40,000. They are pleased with the profit they have made and prepare the following income statement for the bank:

  Nguyen Restaurant

  Income statement

  For the six months ended 30 June 2012

  Revenues

  Investment by owner $200,000

  Bank loan 200,000

  Total revenues 400,000
  Cost of the house 280,000

  House renovation expenses 50,000

  Furniture expense 20,000

  Kitchen equipment expenses 8,000

  Computer expenses 2,000

  Total expenses 360,000

  Profit 40,000

  If you were the bank that received this report what would be your comments?

  Include answers to the following questions in your comments:

  • Would you congratulate them on their profit? Explain why or why not.
  • Is cash the same as profit? Explain
  • Is the income statement prepared properly? If not, please explain and prepare appropriate financial statements.

  Part B

  You should use the In The Black(ITB) article on GST, Chapter 5 of your text book and at least one other resource to help you answer the following questions:

  • What is GST and how does it work?
  • Why was it introduced into Australia?
  • Is this similar to other countries? – give at least 2 other examples of countries with GST.
  • Summarise the arguments for changing GST from the ITB article. Then give your opinion as to what you think should happen and why.

  Part C
  You should use the In The Black (ITB) article on Intangibles, Chapter 10 of your text book and at least one other resource to help you answer the following questions:

  • What are intangibles ?
  • Give 3 examples of intangible assets.
  • How are they recorded for accounting purposes?
  • Which Accounting standard applies to Intangibles?
  • What does the ITB article say about recording and valuing software as intangibles? Summarise the arguments, then give your opinion.