The Enron scandal, revealed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company and de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. Enron shareholders filed a $40 billion lawsuit after the company's stock price, which achieved a high of US $90.75 per share in mid-2000, dropped to less than $1 by the end of November 2001.
The company had lost the majority of its customers and had ceased operating. Employees and shareholders received limited returns in lawsuits, despite losing billions in pensions and stock prices. The US Securities and exchange commission began an investigation. Many executives at Enron were indicted for a variety of charges and were later sentenced to prison. Enron's $63.4 billion in assets made it the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history.
a. Explain, what causes the reasons for the collapse of Enron? What will be the significant impact on financial accounting standards, auditing rules, and institutional structures such as FASB and the Securities Exchange Commission?
b. What precautions/measures should be taken by the management to save Enron from bankruptcy?
Your answer should be around 400 words for each question.

The Enron scandal, revealed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron
Corporation, an American energy company and de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which
was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. Enron shareholders
filed a $40 billion lawsuit after the company's stock price, which achieved a high of US $90.75
per share in mid-2000, dropped to less than $1 by the end of November 2001.
The company had lost the majority of its customers and had ceased operating. Employees and
shareholders received limited returns in lawsuits, despite losing billions in pensions and stock
prices. The US Securities and exchange commission began an investigation. Many executives at
Enron were indicted for a variety of charges and were later sentenced to prison. Enron's $63.4
billion in assets made it the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history.
a. Explain, what causes the reasons for the collapse of Enron? What will be the significant impact
on financial accounting standards, auditing rules, and institutional structures such as FASB and
the Securities Exchange Commission?
b. What precautions/measures should be taken by the management to save Enron from
bankruptcy?
Your answer should be around 400 words for each question.

How many grams of Co(NO3)2 ·6H2O are needed to prepare 100.00 mL of 0.15 M solution of Co(NO3)2 ?

If 2.00 mL of the 0.15 M Co(NO3)2 solution is diluted to 10.00 mL with water, what is the resulting Co(NO3)2 concentration?

La Leche League International reports that the mean age of weaning a child from breastfeeding is age four to five worldwide. In America, most nursing mothers wean their children much earlier. Suppose a random survey is conducted of 21 U.S. mothers who recently weaned their children. The mean weaning age was 8 months (2/3 year) with a standard deviation of 3 months. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the mean weaning age in the U.S. is less than four years old. Conduct a hypothesis test at the 5% level.

Note: If you are using a Student's t-distribution for the problem, you may assume that the underlying population is normally distributed. (In general, you must first prove that assumption, though.)

1-state the null and alternative hypothesis.

2-In words, state what your random variable X represents

3- State the distribution to use for the test. (Enter your answer in the form z or t_df where df is the degrees of freedom.)

4- What is the test statistic?

5- what is the p-value? and what does it mean?

6- Indicate the correct decision ("reject" or "do not reject" the null hypothesis), the reason for it, and write an appropriate conclusion.

(i) Alpha (Enter an exact number as an integer, fraction, or decimal.)
α =

(ii) Decision:

reject the null hypothesis or

do not reject the null hypothesis    

(iii) Reason for decision:

Since α < p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis.

Since α > p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis.

Since α > p-value, we reject the null hypothesis.

Since α < p-value, we reject the null hypothesis.

(iv) Conclusion:

There is sufficient evidence to conclude that mean age at which American mothers wean their children is less than 4. or

There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that mean age at which American mothers wean their children is less than 4.   

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean. Sketch the graph of the situation. Label the point estimate and the lower and upper bounds of the confidence interval. (Enter your answers in years. Round your answers to four decimal places.)

CASE STUDY – Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Client Profile:

A.G. is a 70-year-old African American female. She was seen in her eye doctor’s office for routine eye examination. Her last examo was 5 years ago.

Subjective Assessment Data:

• Has no current ocular complaints
• Has not kept her annually scheduled examinations because her eyes have not bothered her.
• Takes metoprolol (Lopressor) for hypertension.

Objective Assessment Data:

• BP: 130/78
• HR: 72bpm
• Medical History: Diabetes, Atherosclerosis

Ophthalmic Examination:

• Visual acuity: Left eye (OD)=20/20, Right eye (OS)=20/20
• Intraocular pressure: OD=25, OS=28; by Tonometry
• Loss of peripheral vision noted in both eyes OU)
• Diagnosis from Exam: Early Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma both eyes (OU).
• Treatment plan is timoptic (timolol).

Discuss and answer the following questions.

1. What should the nurse teach A. G. about administering the eye drops?

2. Will A.G. be able to discontinue her eye drops once her intraocular pressures are within normal range? Explain your answer:

3. Based upon the assessment data presented, what are three (3) priority nursing diagnosis for A.G.?

1.Despite all the real and perceived problems of the Treaty of Versailles, it is widely agreed among historians that this treaty was wisely constructed, negotiated, and managed. Further, most WWI historians agree that the Treaty of Versailles was a forward-looking document and did a great deal to bring about and maintain world peace. TRUE OR FALSE

2.The War Guilt Clause (also called Article 231) of the Treaty of Versailles, stated that ""…Germany and her allies accept total responsibility …for causing WWI."" TRUE OR FALSE

3.In one of his famous writings, The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin criticized modern society for undermining the natural processes of a culture eliminating its weakest by the building of asylums for the mentally ill, homes for the physically handicapped, hospitals for the sick, and welfare programs for the poor. TRUE OR FALSE

4.The Aryan race refers to a racial grouping, widely used in the period from the late 19th Century to the mid-20th Century, called Indo-Europeans. The phrase was used by Adolph Hitler and the Nazis to portray the ideal human types. TRUE OR FALSE

5.During the early part of the 20th Century many American universities including Harvard, Stanford, the University of California at Berkeley, Princeton, and others were on the forefront of opposing and debunking the concepts and practice of eugenics.

The Bar-None Manufacturing Co. manufactures fence panels used in cattle feed lots throughout the Midwest. Bar-None's management is considering three investment projects for next year but doesn't want to make any investment that requires more than three years to recover the firm's initial investment. The cash flows for the three projects (Project A, Project B, and Project C) are as follows:

a. Given Bar-None's three-year payback period, which of the projects will qualify for acceptance?

b. Rank the three projects using their payback period. Which project looks the best using this criterion? Do you agree with this ranking? Why or why not?

c. If Bar-None uses a discount rate of 10.9 percent to analyze projects, what is the discounted payback period for each of the three projects? If the firm still maintains its three-year payback policy for the discounted payback, which projects should the firm undertake?

In line with South Bank’s current thrust to expand retail through its branches, Alex Roces, manager of the Marikina Branch, reviewed its list of depositors. Since Roces planned to offer South Bank’s loan services to its depositors, he inquired among the branch’s employees on potential loan clients. He was informed that Fe Javier, the owner of Darling Dolls Company (DCC), had plans to borrow money for use in her business.

Early in January 1995, Roces set up a meeting with Javier. During their meeting, Javier informed Roces that DDC was in need of P1 million for additional working capital during the year.

DDC had no formal accounting records. Javier confidentially informed Roces that its financial statements were only prepared when she had to report her income for tax puposes. In view of this, Roces wanted a new set of DDC’s financial statements prepared for his evaluation.

Company’s Background

Darling Dolls Company was a small manufacturer of stuffed dolls operating from 200-sq.m. leased building in Parang, Marikina. Fe Javier established the business in early 1992 with an initial capital of P2 million from her savings (P1 million) and from personal borrowings from relatives and friends (P1 million). Of the initial investment, about P500,000 was used for improvement of building. Sandee, one of her daughters and a Stuyvesant School of Fine Arts graduate, helped in the management of business and designed the dolls.

Javier started the business with only major customer, Martie Designs. After a year, she was able to ink contracts with four additional customers. DDC dolls were unique and appealing not only to children and teenagers but also to working ladies and young mothers.

DDC had 25 employees, two of whom handled administrative work. Its production process was simple, and its equipment were mainly high-speed sewing machines. In December 1994, Javier invested in 10 new high-speed sewing machines at a total cost of P270,000.

Dolls made by DDC soon became popular. During the fourth quarter of 1994, Javier was able to establish contact with three additional store chains based in Visayas and Mindanao. She believed that a lasting business relationship could be established with these prospective clients. She estimated that production would increase by 80 percent from the current annual level of 27,000 dolls. But as a result of the recent acquisition of 10 sewing machines, Javier did not have sufficient funds to cover the increase in working capital. Moreover, she anticipated that the prices of raw materials and factory supplies would also increase due to the expected implementation of new tax measures.

Up until this time, DDC had no bank loans of any other credit accommodation, except for suppliers’ credit.

Roces assigned a member of his staff to interview Javier, and visit her factory. Based on the results of the interview, Roces’ staff prepared a brief description of the company and summarized the financial data. (see Exhibit 1).

Exhibit 1

Darling Dolls Company

Interview Questions and Answers

Guide Questions:

C. If you were Roces, would you favorably consider the P1 million loan requested by Darling Dolls Company? What assets can be used as collateral?

Please tell me about the Pakistan -South Korea Free Trade Agreement

1) two paragraphs describing  the agreement and 2) note your ideas about the benefits and potential harms of it.