Discussions

Discussion 1

• Analyze the major pros and cons of preparing company budgets. Determine at least two critical budget items that you believe are essential in managing a company. Provide a rationale for your response.

• Analyze the most common responsibility reporting systems. From your analysis, argue at least one pro and one con of using responsibility reporting systems.

Discussion 2

• Research one publicly traded company in which you are interested using the Internet. Locate the company Website and focus on the types of bonds the company issues. Be prepared to discuss.

• Hypothesize a scenario in which one could intentionally misstate liabilities for his or her personal financial gain. Recommend two actions that companies can take to prevent or detect intentional misstatements of liabilities for personal financial gain. Justify your response.

• Imagine that you are advising an investor who is considering purchasing bonds from the selected company. Analyze the types of bonds the chosen company issues, and make a recommendation to the investor as to which type of bond would provide the most value. Justify your response.