approval requirements; provided that the distributors abide by certain restrictions, including advertising and promoting selected compounded drugs. The Act, however, did not prohibit the advertising of its effectiveness. The Central Hudson Gas et. Elec. Corp v. Public Serv. Comm’n of NY, 447 U.S. 557, 566 held that the restrictions directly advance its interests, or that less restrictive alternatives were unavailable. ISSUE : Whether a federal law that bans the advertising or promoting
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Harnischfeger Corp. Case Harnischfeger Corp. is a large New York Stock Exchange company but with old-line, low-tech. This family-based old midwest company had a history for almost 100 years. When the recession hit the financial world during 1980-1981, Harnischfeger could hardly maintain its solid financial performance. Finally, it violated the bond covenants that significantly cause financial distress. In the year of 1984, a number of accounting policy changes were made by the new manager, Peter
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Overview For this assignment, purchase and read the case file “Harnischfeger Corp.” You can purchase the reading from Harvard Business Publishing Web site. After reading the case, answer the questions on page three of this document. Submit your assignment by the end of Week 2. Rubric Use this rubric to guide your work. |Tasks |Accomplished |Proficient |Needs Improvement |Not Acceptable | |Assignment |Insightful
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9-798-062 REV: FEBRUARY 25, 2006 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT JAN W. RIVKIN Creating Competitive Advantage Some companies generate far greater profits than others. The pharmaceutical maker ScheringPlough produced an economic profit of more than $10 billion during the period 1984-2002. That is, the accounting profit it generated exceeded its cost of equity capital by that amount. Over the same period, U.S. Steel produced an economic loss of nearly $500 million; its cost of capital exceeded its accounting
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| Week 2—Harnischfeger Case | | Overview For this assignment, purchase and read the case file “Harnischfeger Corp.” You can purchase the reading from Harvard Business Publishing Web site. After reading the case, answer the questions on page three of this document. Submit your assignment by the end of Week 2. Rubric Use this rubric to guide your work. Tasks | Accomplished | Proficient | Needs Improvement | Not Acceptable | Assignment (5 points) | Insightful response demonstrates
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Company History: Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. is a world leader in the manufacture, marketing, and servicing of mining equipment for both surface and underground operations. Until the year 2000, when it sold its Beloit Corporation subsidiary, Harnischfeger was also a major manufacturer of machinery for the pulp and paper industry. The company is represented in markets around the world, including Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Southeast Asia, and in South Africa, Canada, and the United States
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Jennifer Diaz ACG6175 Harnischfeger Corp: Case Study 2 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. As stated in Note 2 of its financial statements, the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 are those of net sales of the products that were purchased from Kobe Steel which were then sold by Harnischfeger which added on to the net sales of the company. Harnischfeger included financial statements of certain
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Directions Read the “Harnischfeger Corp” case study and answer the following questions. Submit your completed assignment no later than the last day of Week 2. 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. After reviewing the accounting policies of other corporations in similar industries, Harnischfeger decided to adjust their depreciation method. Instead of continuing to use the accelerated method for depreciating their US
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The University of Illinois Executive MBA July 13, 2004 Tentative Syllabus Managerial Perspective on Financial Accounting Accountancy 401X; Fall 2004 Michael J. Sandretto, 225C David Kinley Hall (217) 244-6410 (office); (217) 352-4832 (home, before 10:30 p.m.) sandrett@uiuc.edu or michaeljsandretto@earthlink.net Texts: Antle, Rick, and Stanley J. Garstak, Financial Accounting, Southwestern (United States), second edition, 2004 (Antle). Palepu, Krishna G., Paul M. Healy, and Victor
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History Of Tata Motors Tata Motors Ltd. is one part of the business conglomerate, Tata Group, and was formerly known as TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company). The other ventures of Tata Group include Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Technologies, Tata Tea, Titan Industries, Tata Power, Taj Hotels, and so on. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Tata Motors is a multinational corporation accounting for 70% cumulative market share in the domestic commercial vehicle segment. Today
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