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Louise Stinson, the chief financial officer of Bostonian Corporation, was on her way to the president’s office. She was carrying the latest round of bad news. There would be no executive bonuses this year. Corporate profits were down. Indeed, if the latest projections held true, the company would report a small loss on the year-end income statement. Executive bonuses were tied to corporate profits. The executive compensation plan provided for 10 percent of net earnings to be set aside for bonuses. No profits meant no bonuses. While things looked bleak, Stinson had a plan that might help soften the blow.
After informing the company president of the earnings
Some of the other items that Stinson is considering include (1) converting from straight-line to accelerated
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- a. Explain how each of the three numbered strategies for increasing the amount of the current year's loss would affect the stockholders’ equity section of the
balance sheet in the current year. How would the other elements of the balance sheet be affected? - b. If Stinson's strategy were effectively implemented, how would it affect the stockholders’ equity in subsequent accounting periods?
- c. Comment on the ethical implications of running the company for the sake of management (maximization of bonuses) versus the maximization of return to stockholders.
- d. Formulate a bonus plan that will motivate managers to maximize the value of the firm instead of motivating them to manipulate the reporting process.
- e. How would Stinson's strategy of overstating the amount of the reported loss in the current year affect the company’s current P/E ratio?
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