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Questions and Answers of Financial Investigation And Forensic Accounting

What does geographic area have to do with alleged violations of the antitrust laws? Can there be a monopoly in part of a city?
What is predatory pricing?
Why is it difficult to determine a company's average variable costs?
How is graphic analysis used to estimate cost behavior patterns?
What is the high-low method?
For what is regression analysis used?
For what is correlation analysis used?
What is \(r\) squared?
What is the coefficient of nondetermination?
Can regression/correlation analysis prove causation? If not, why not?
What role can accountants fill in a Federal False Claim Act suit?
A travel agency had its highest operating costs in June \((\$ 26,250)\), and its lowest operating costs in November \((\$ 21,750)\). The agency sold 1,500 tickets in June and 900 tickets in
The Shannon Valley manufacturing plant used regression-correlation to evaluate cost behavior. Using sample data for 20 weeks, the controller regressed prime production costs against the number of
An expert is analyzing the cost behavior patterns of the defendant in an antitrust dispute. The expert plans to use the information to prepare a damage estimate. The expert analyzed 30 months of cost
The Movietown Movie Theater Company operates movie theaters in 15 different towns throughout the Midwest, including Harborview, a small city of 250,000 people with a major state university. In
A whistle-blower in her allegations made in a qui tam suit, alleged that her former employer fired her because she told the company that it was "padding the bills" to the federal government for the
Jamestown Electric has a contract with an agency of the federal government to provide electrical power to the agency for a five-year period. The contract stipulates, in part, that the power will be
Up North Marina is and has been the only marina on Lake Woodward for the last 20 years. There have been numerous efforts to open other marinas during this time period. Each attempt, however, was
Visit the Internet page of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and read the highlights. Summarize a recently released antitrust case against a defendant.
Access the Internal page of the Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF), the Federal False Claims Legal Center. Describe the TAF's resources, especially the Qui Tam Attorney Network.
Using the Internet, read about the history of the Qui Tam provision on the Ashcraft \(\&\) Geral site,
What are the rules of evidence? Where are they found? Are expert opinions evidence?
Is taking judicial notice the same as a stipulation? Explain.
What is the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence? Which is better?
When may relevant evidence be inadmissible in a court of law?
What is a privileged communication?
Are these items admissible?a. Offer of compromiseb. Settlement offerc. Plea-bargainingd. Plea of nolo contenderee. Liability insurance
What is the attorney-client privilege?
What is the accountant-client privilege? When is it honored? \({ }^{137}\) T.W. Golden, S.L. Skalak, and M.M. Clayton, A Guide To Forensic Accounting Investigation (Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley \& Sons,
Who is the holder of the privileged communication?
What are some exceptions to the privileged communication rule?
Under what circumstances are communications between taxpayers and tax practitioners protected by federal tax law?
What is the work product rule? Does it apply to accountants?
Can communications between an accountant and a client be protected under the attorneyclient privilege? Does the attorney work product rule apply to accountants?
What is the hearsay exception for business records?
What is the hearsay exception for commercial publications?
Can market reports be admitted under the hearsay evidence exception?
What is the hearsay exception for learned treatises?
What is the hearsay exception for public records?
Explain Fed. Rul. of Evidence 803 (18). Why must expert witnesses be careful here?
What is the authentication requirement?
How may computer records be authenticated?
What is demonstrative evidence? When can demonstrative evidence be introduced at trial?
What are some special evidence rules for criminal matters?
Define the residuum rule.
What is a chronological database?
What are fingerprints in the modern courtroom?
What are the AICPA's 2005 top 10 technology issues?
Explain electronic imaging.
What is drill-down functionality?
What is Benford's Law and when is the technique useful?
What are the odds that these numbers will be the first digit in a particular number?a. Oneb. Twoc. Fourd. Nine
What is Digital Analysis Tests and Statistics (DATAS) and when is this technique useful?
What is data warehousing/mining and how is it used?
Explain the difference between data extraction and data investigation. What are some tools for doing both?
How did Gene Morse find the WorldCom cooked books?
How must computer evidence be handled?
Can anything be done to retrieve lost e-mails and files?
What steps must be taken to preserve the integrity of evidence?
Using the Internet for definitions and illustrations, describe:a. Peripheral witnessb. Hostile witnessc. Percipient witness
Explore Internet examples of the laboratory analysis of physical and electronic evidence.
Find information about the Sahlen and Associates fraud on the Internet. What happened to the auditors in this case?
Go to the AICPA Internet site and list the current top 10 technology issues.
Prepare a paper on sophisticated courtrooms throughout the United States.
From the Internet, define these terms:a. Vacatusb. Demurrerc. Ipse dixit
Determine whether these are direct, circumstantial, hearsay, or not evidence.a. The gun left behind at a crime scene.b. Argument presented by a prosecutor.c. Sworn testimony of a witness.d. Testimony
Locate the 2005 Supreme Court decision involving Arthur Andersen's appeal of its criminal conviction of destroying records. What is the Supreme Court's opinion with respect to record retention?
On the Internet, locate the Brief of Amici Curiae of the Washington Legal Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce dated December 8, 2004, on behalf of Arthur Andersen.a. What does amici mean? See
On the Internet locate Appellate.net by Evan M. Tager.a. Outline his tips for preserving arguments for appeals.b. Locate and read his article "Bad Faith Experts after Kumho." At note 24, is a course
"Graphology is forensic document examination." Determine the validity of this statement.
What is some of the equipment that a forensic document examiner might use in his or her work
What may alert a forensic accountant that an invoice is fake or altered?
"Each state has a licensing board for forensic document examiners." Determine the validity of this statement.
Frank Abagnale says it is 3,000 times easier to commit fraud today than when he was operating. Why
Find the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York SEC v. Symbol Technologies, Inc., June 3, 2004. Explain the so-called three way round trip transactions or the candy deals.
Benford analysis is not useful in which of the following situations?a. Accounts receivableb. Accounts payablec. Amounts on checksd. Invoice numberse. \(c\) and \(d\)
Benford's law states:a. The digit 9 occurs as the first, second, or third digit in a set of numerical data with a probability of about 10 percent.b. Any digit occurs as the first or second digit in a
Define damages.
Point out some contract breaches.
Point out some tort lost profits situations.
What would the recovery rule for these claims be?a. Agency contractb. Buyer of goodsc. Breach of warrantyd. Fraud
Describe the two major theories used by the courts to determine damages.
Sam agrees to buy an asset from Pam for \(\$ 205,000\), but six months later Pam says no sale. The asset is now worth \(\$ 325,000\). What would the damages be under the benefit-ofbargain rule?
What five major factors are required for the benefit-of-the-bargain computation?
Describe the four major ways to calculate lost profits.
What three elements must be proven to win a fraud dispute?
Describe what is meant by the term damages in connection with litigation.
"I'm not sure how strong our case is on the issue of liability, but our damages case is really strong and easy to defend." If you were the plaintiff in this case and your attorney made the previous
Two equally competent and equally educated expert witnesses who have been provided the same information and documents should arrive at about the same amount of estimated damages in a particular
Describe the difference in orientation between the plaintiff's and the defendant's experts. Is the job of either expert generally easier?
Auburn Furniture Company makes a variety of wood furniture for the home and office. The company uses a standard costing system for its manufacturing costs. During a recent unexpected surge in demand,
Why is it important for a forensic accountant to have knowledge of cost behavior patterns in providing services in a litigation support situation?
What are the most commonly used cost behavior patterns in forensic analysis? Define and describe these cost behavior patterns.
Name and describe the two basic assumptions that underlie cost behavior patterns.
Can an experienced forensic accountant look at the financial information of a company and tell which costs are fixed and which costs are variable?
Acme Aviation (AA) entered into an agreement with the Express Deliveries (ED) to fly packages for ED on an "as needed" basis. The agreement was for three years. After the first year, Acme Aviation
The Fernald Corporation manufactures commercial shipping containers and trailer bodies for trucks. Several years ago, Fernald bought \(\$ 160,000\) of coating materials to rustproof and paint 500
Mr. Snow has worked for the Jones Auto Parts Store for 12 years. He started as a sales clerk and worked his way up to assistant store manager. He was the assistant store manager for six years before
Following is a letter received from a prospective client.Dear Mr./Ms. Unknown:You have been recommended to me as a person with considerable accounting knowledge and skills. I am an attorney here in
Dexter Manufacturing entered into an agreement with the Delta Salt Mining Company to build and be the exclusive supplier of heavy duty product conveyor belt systems for the company's mining

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