It is argued that culture (Wong, 2004) and non-compliance with IFRSs (Ali, 2005) are two major barriers to harmonize accounting standards globally.

(a) Briefly discuss the above statement in the Introduction section.

(b) Do you agree that culture can be a barrier to harmonize accounting standards throughout the world? Discuss with examples and provide your own comments.

(c) Do you think that the compliance with IFRS is essential to harmonize accounting standards globally? What are the reasons for noncompliance with IFRS? Discuss with examples.

(d) Do you think harmonization of accounting standards is possible? Justify your answer.

(e) Summarise the above questions (a-d) in the Conclusion section.

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Chapter 3 (Supply and Demand) - Written Assignment Surf the web and try to find a newspaper article about the equilibrium price of a good or service changing due to a shift in the supply curve or a shift in the demand curve (please use an original example that has not already been covered in the book, power points or videos). Using supply and demand analysis and information from the newspaper articles, explain what is happening in this market that is causing prices to change. There may be shifts in supply/demand or both curves that is affecting the equilibrium price and quantity. Try to keep it simple and find an article in which only one curve is shifting. Explain how the shift of the curve affects equilibrium price and quantity. Please include a graph of the supply and demand model, showing what is happening in the graph according to the article. Must be about one page long (250+ words). You must answer the question in detail and include a supply and demand graph which reflects the scenario happening in your newspaper article.

Explain how to build a short put condor, what are the purposes of a short put condor strategy? Build a real life short put condor for an American traded stock of your choice, pull the options contracts and paste them on the answer. Please explain each part of it, what the credit or debit will be for the transaction, include every detail of each option contract you will use to build the short put condor trade.

1. Create a hypothesis/claim about one or two proportions or means related to some of the data available. You must use a different parameter than what you used in the interval estimates, so if you used a proportion for the interval, this part must involve a mean or means, and vice versa. Include a brief explanation of why you or someone else might be interested in testing your claim (make it meaningful). Then state the hypothesis both in words and in symbols. Decide what significance level you’d like to use. The standard would be 0.05, but if you choose something else, explain why. Show all your work in testing your hypothesis based on the sample data. Explain your result. Did the data lead to a definite conclusion, or is more information needed? Is your result useful or meaningful? What might be something related you would want to investigate?

For each of the following, is the industry perfectly competitive? Referring to market share, standardization of the product, and/or free entry and exit, explain your answers in detail.

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Also, come up with your own example of a competitive market. What would you expect to happen to profits in this market over time (short-run versus long-run outcomes in perfect competition)? Explain the competitive process in detail.

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You land a job with the Health Department to assess your county’s obesity problem through intervention. Your employer wants you to hold community screenings that assess obesity values. You have 4 hours to screen as many people as possible. Name 2 measures that would be appropriate to use to assess obesity. Why did you choose these measures? Are they based on evidence and if so, explain what criteria/ cutpoints you are looking for? What are the pros for choosing these measures? What are the cons?

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Use a simple formula for predicting appreciation or depreciation of the nominal exchange rate. List TWO most relevant economic factors that the professional forecasters should consider for determining if the New Zealand dollar is likely to appreciate against the US dollar in the immediate future. State and explain your forecast for the NZD against the USD based on your assumptions about the current economic conditions.

Why do we have to use computers for algorithmic trading? what are the advantages and disadvantages of algorithmic trading? explain in detail

1. Air pollution is a climate that "harms" our health and think of how you might explain the problem to someone who says "climate has no effect on health". Write a brief paragraph: state the "harm" and what's causing it. Give an example of the negative health impacts (what happens if someone is affected by this?). List 3 things someone could do to protect themselves from this. Cite your sources!
2. Let's learn about medical marijuana. Find a reputable website with information about medical marijuana. Answer the following: List 5 conditions/health symptoms that medical marijuana *might* help. List 5 potential benefits of medicinal marijuana. List 3 potential negative side effects of use. Briefly answer the question: Is medical marijuana legal in the state of Ohio? How does someone get it? Cite your sources