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• ETH 557 Entire Course
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• ETH 557 Week 1 Individual Ethics Case Study
• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 1
• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 2
• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 3
• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 2
• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 2
• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 3
• ETH 557 Week 2 Assignment
• ETH 557 Week 3 Learning Team Ethical Challenges
  and Agency Issues
• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 1
• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 2
• ETH 557 Week 4 Individual Ethics of Penn Square
  Bank and the Dow Corning Bankruptcy
• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 1

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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 1
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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 1
• What is the difference between positive and
  normative economics? Which is more prevalent in
  todays economies? Why? What role, if any, do
  ethics play in positive economics? What role do
  ethics play in normative economics?
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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 2
• Can market efficiency evolve on its own without
  government intervention? Why or why not? What
  role do ethics play in market efficiency?
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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 3
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• ETH 557 Week 1 DQ 3
• If resources became freely available in unlimited
  quantities, would there still be a need for
  economics?
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• ETH 557 Week 1 Individual Ethics Case Study
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• Write a 350- to 700-word paper explaining the
  followingGiven the current pressures on China,
  Jamaica, and America expressed in the article,
  how would ethics play a role in decision making
  for financial, environmental, and cultural
  issues?How are the concepts of positive and
  normative economics reflected in this
  context?How do market efficiency, economizing,
  and the market system affect these ethical issues?

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• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 1
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• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 1
• Research the elasticity of beef and eggs in
  regard to price changes. How do supply, demand,
  and price controls interact to affect equilibrium
  price of eggs? Why do customers have a more
  elastic buying response to beef than to eggs?
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• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 2 DQ 2
• What would be the consumer buying response to
  Coca-Cola if the price of Pepsi doubled? If the
  prices of Coca-Cola and Pepsi remained constant,
  what would be the consumers typical buying
  response to these products if their income was
  reduced by 30? Suppose all carbonated beverages
  tripled in price. How would the concepts of
  utility, income, and substitution predict
  consumer behavior based on the rise in the cost
  of carbonated beverages?

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• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 2
• Explain what ethical issues SOX has helped with
  and where improvement is still necessary?
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• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 3 DQ 2
• Explain what ethical issues SOX has helped with
  and where improvement is still necessary?
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• ETH 557 Week 3 Learning Team Ethical Challenges
  and Agency Issues
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• Adverse financial situations occurring throughout
  the 20th century led to government legislative
  interventions regarding corporate financial
  accounting on several occasions.Resource Cost
  ManagementRead the following case studies from
  the textTimely Reporting of Budget Problems
  Case Study on pp. 388 389 (Ch. 10). Level of
  Executive Pay Case Study on pp. 605-607 (Ch.
  15).Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper, 350 to 700
  words for each team member, analyzing the ethical
  challenges as well as any agency issues. In the
  same paper, explain how the 1933, 1934, and SOX
  Acts were reactions to financial crises

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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 1
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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 1
• Explain ethical challenges an accountant could
  face in recognizing revenue for a firm. How could
  these challenges be addressed?
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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 2
• What are some ethical challenges the financial
  services industry faces? What can be done to
  mitigate the potential for unethical behavior in
  the financial services industry?

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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 3
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• ETH 557 Week 4 DQ 3
• Distinguish between ethical and unethical
  behavior in a bankruptcy setting.

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• ETH 557 Week 4 Individual Ethics of Penn Square
  Bank and the Dow Corning Bankruptcy
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• Resources This weeks Electronic Reserve
  Readings Conduct additional research, and then
  answer each question in two 350- to 700-word
  responses Penn Square Bank What were the
  ethical pressures on the firm concerning
  documentation, credit extension, and revenue
  recognition that lead to the final collapse? What
  should have been done to reduce or offset these
  pressures? Dow Corning Bankruptcy What were
  the business ethical challenges involved in
  filing bankruptcy for Dow Corning? Analyze the
  actions of the two parent companies, Dow and
  Corning, that represent the largest ethical issues

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• ETH 557 Week 5 DQ 1
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• ETH 557 Week 5 DQ 1
• Does today's information technology environment
  help or hinder ethical actions within an
  organization? Explain.
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• ETH 557 Week 5 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 5 DQ 2
• Would it ever be beneficial for an accountant to
  include ethical standards in a contract? Explain.
  How about in an information technology system?
  Explain.
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• ETH 557 Week 5 Learning Team Internal Policies
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• Your firm must establish internal policies
  regarding the creation of business contracts as
  well as electronic communications (e-mail)
  including document retention. Draft the internal
  policies as a team. The policies should be clear
  and include a set of procedures

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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 1
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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 1
• If, as an accountant, you had the option of
  working with only one of the boards, FASB, GASB,
  or IASB, which one would you choose? Explain your
  reasons.
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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 2
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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 2
• Are the current accounting standards ethically
  based? Explain.
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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 3
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• ETH 557 Week 6 DQ 3
• Are ethics important to the accounting
  profession? Explain your answer.
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• ETH 557 Week 6 Individual Economic and Ethical
  Issues of Pricing
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• As a CPA you are in charge of a small tax
  advisory firm providing services to individual
  taxpayers, a substantial group of whom is
  high-wealth. Your firm is experiencing new
  pressures from the changing marketplace. New,
  non-CPA market competitors and competition from
  do-it-yourself tax-preparation software packages
  have had a negative effect on your bottom line.
  Because of these pressures, you are looking at
  ways to reduce costs. To expand your business and
  continue successfully you must consider employing
  non-CPAs.Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper
  explaining economic issues that bring concern to
  pricing your services and products. What ethical
  challenges will you face in hiring non-CPAs? What
  standards apply?

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