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What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments?

Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the team’s discussion about IFRS versus GAAP, based on your team collaborative discussions. The summary should be structured in a subject-by-subject format. An introduction and a conclusion are needed. Your essay should include the answers to the following:

  • IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments? In what ways have some of the approaches differed?
  • IFRS 9-1: What is component depreciation, and when must it be used?
  • IFRS 9-2: What is revaluation of plant assets? When should revaluation be applied?
  • IFRS 9-3: Some product development expenditures are recorded as development expenses and others as development costs. Explain the difference between these accounts and how a company decides which classification is appropriate.
  • IFRS 10-2: Explain how IFRS defines a contingent liability and provide an example.
  • IFRS10-3: Briefly describe some similarities and differences between GAAP and IFRS with respect to the accounting for liabilities.

Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

Use the Financial Accounting text and at least two additional scholarly-reviewed references.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of transporting product via pipeline?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of transporting product via pipeline? Research the web and supply the name, website, and the basic mission statement for three (3) companies that are involved in the pipeline industry. Compare the three companies to each other based on this information.

Instructions:  Your initial post should be at least 250 words.  Please respond to at least 2 other students.  Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Describe one activity you feel is important and must be implemented/initiated in order for the informational website project to be a success.

Post your initial response no later than Thursday for full credit. Post your three peer responses no later than Sunday for full credit. Additional consideration is given to discussion threads that result in an exchange between individuals and not just obligatory responses!

 

Process Groups

This quarter your team will accomplish a very real project.  You don’t know what it is yet, because your team hasn’t met to discuss this.  So let’s just take an example.

What if your project is to complete a website that provides some specific information that people out there really need? What are some of the activities your team would actually have to accomplish during this quarter to make this an effective project?

That’s our discussion this week.

This week’s forum you get to select one of the project management process groups listed below for your discussion post this week. For your initial post:

  • Choose one process group – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, or Closing – to develop a discussion response!
  • Describe one activity you feel is important and must be implemented/initiated in order for the informational website project to be a success. If you get stuck on what to write – Think about “why” you feel it is important or “why” the activity is a good idea, or give some background “why” the activity fits in a particular process group, etc.
  • For example: you may decide that as part of the Planning Processes Group your team will need to do a survey to find out what the greatest informational need is for some group.  You should “Reply” stating the Planning Processes group in your response and describe this activity in enough detail so others can respond to your post with further thoughts and questions.)
FIVE PROCESS GROUPS:
  1. Initiating: What activities would be important to define and authorize the project or phase during this quarter’s project?
  2. Planning: What activities would be key for planning out the scheme for handling the scope, schedule, costs, or resource usage?
  3. Executing: What activities would be needed to coordinate the people and other resources and to provide the quality assurance to produce the results of the project and its phases?
  4. Monitoring/Controlling: What communication, change management, and quality control activities would be valuable to make sure the project objectives are met?
  5. Closing: What important elements should be considered at the closing/ending for a project?
TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT:
  • Provide a thorough initial response that identifies a task, assigns it to the proper process group, and discusses why this might be important.
  • Respond to at least three other participants posts
With all our minds at work on this, I bet we’ll come up with some important insights on how each of the five process groups really matter to the success of the quarter’s project.

Briefly explain the article. What would you have added to improve the analysis?

Accrual accounting is used in financial reporting and in analysis. Additionally, analysis often focuses on cash flows in the business.

Find an example of each type of analysis using your resources. Provide a high level overview of the analysis and its use for each example? Do you think that one type of analysis is better? Why or why not?

Find a news or journal article that explains why both accrual accounting and cash flow analysis are necessary to understand a company? Briefly explain the article. What would you have added to improve the analysis?

Write a research paper about the disadvantages of the nuclear power.

those are the only sources. you don’t have to use all of them but at least 5 sources

“Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants and Cancer Risk.” National Cancer Institute. (NIH) National Institutes of Health. Turning Discovery Into Health®, 19 Apr. 2011

“Dirty Air, Dirty Power – Clean Air Task Force (CATF).” Dirty Air, Dirty            Power – Clean Air Task Force (CATF).  June 2004.

Fackler, Martin. “Report Finds Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 June 2011

Feiveson, Harold, and Zia Main. “Managing Nuclear Spent Fuel: Policy Lessons from a 10-country Study.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 27 June 2011

Frosch, Dan. “A Fight in Colorado Over Uranium Mines.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 16 Apr. 2013

Juhasz, Albert, Richard Rarick, and Rajmohan Rangarajan. “High-Efficiency Nuclear Power          Plants Using Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor Technology.” (AIAA). American Institute      of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 5 Aug. 2009. Web

Mulvey, Stephen. “Wildlife Defies Chernobyl Radiation.” BBC News. BBC, 20 Apr. 2006. Web.

“Nuclear Power Results – Life Cycle Assessment Harmonization.” (NREL) National Renewable   Energy Laboratory: Energy Analysis. 17 Oct. 2013

Pearce, Joshua M. “Limitations of Nuclear Power as a Sustainable Energy Source.” MDPI.           MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland, 7 June 2012. Web

“Radioactive Waste: Production, Storage, Disposal (NUREG/BR-0216, Revision 2).” (NRC) Nuclear Regularity Commission. Office of Public Affairs, May 2002.

Sachs, Susan. “Nuclear Power’s Green Promise Dulled by Rising Temps.” The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2006. Web

Tollefson, Jeff. “Radioactive Leak Brings Nuclear Repositories into the Spotlight.” Nature.com.

Nature Publishing Group, 04 Mar. 2014.Web

Wareham, Sue, and Jim Green. “Nuclear Power and Water Scarcity.” ScienceAlert. N.p., 28           Oct. 2007. Web

“World Nuclear Association.” Cooling Power Plants. 2015 World Nuclear Association, 30 Apr. 2015. Web

“World Nuclear Association.” Radioactive Waste Management. World Nuclear Association, Aug. 2015. Web.

“World Nuclear Association.” World Uranium Mining 2011. World Nuclear Association, 22 May 2015

these are the ideas that should be in the research paper

  1. The process of producing the nuclear power and building the nuclear power plants.
  2. The danger of the nuclear radiations on the environment and the people.
  3. The loose of water to cool down the nuclear reactions and the death of the fishes.
  4. Nuclear energy plants are the first target for terrorists.
  5. The nuclear waste and the ways to get rid of it.

Fukushima accident

Write clearly and concisely about crime and criminal behavior using proper writing mechanics.

 

The purpose of the Formal Outline is for students to organize their research and show the topical areas that they will cover throughout the Research Project. By breaking down the literature into various sections, topics, sub-topics, and details, students can divide large amounts of data into smaller, more orderly sections. The Formal Outline helps students organize their thoughts, stay on topic, and follow a logical order. It also provides students with the opportunity to show a progression of thought and direction, and can highlight specific areas of the Research Project that may need more or less attention.

 

 

 

The following article is helpful in structuring the paper: http://explorable.com/research-paper-outline-examples

 

 

 

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Provide an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.
  2. Identify the main points and sections of the Research Project.
  3. Identify the sub-topics and details consistent with the main points and sections.
  4. Present information in an organized and logical manner.
  5. Use at least three (3) new scholarly sources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, Ask.com, Answers.com, Freedictionary.com, and other open source Websites do not qualify as scholarly.

 

 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in crime and criminal behavior.

 

  • Write clearly and concisely about crime and criminal behavior using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

Explain the importance of financial markets and securities to businesses.

 

1. Explain the importance of financial markets and securities to businesses.

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

2. Contrast the information provided in the balance sheet and income statement.

 

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Explain the concept of “globally right source” and detail how a firm can “globally right source” their value-adding activities to maximize their global competitive position.

Pressures to provide improved products at lower costs are an important factor prompting offshore outsourcing.  Explain the concept of “globally right source” and detail how a firm can “globally right source” their value-adding activities to maximize their global competitive position.

Explain how e-commerce planning is similar to and different from traditional brick-and-mortar store planning.

A good business plan can take many hours of research depending on the niche and desired scope of a particular product or service. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:6) Failures in new businesses are quite common within their first year and many early failures are due to lack of complete planning for a desired outcome. While it is impossible to plan for every variable that could possibly happen to a business venture, implementing traditional planning strategies will offset the chance of failure significantly.

 

1. Discuss the various factors that need to be considered when planning to launch an e-commerce website.

2. Explain how e-commerce planning is similar to and different from traditional brick-and-mortar store planning.

3.Post a message that explains whether the physical location of a business matters in today’s global economy.

4.Support your post with TWO scholarly journal references. (300-400 word count range)