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Multiple Companies Associated With The Financial Scandals In The Early 2000s

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There were multiple companies associated with the financial scandals in the early 2000s; Enron was one of the most famous (Ferrell, Hirt, & Ferrell, 2009). The company reported revenues of $111 billion in 2000 only to collapse a year later due to debt attributed to a mark-to-market method of accounting (Ferrell, et al, pg. 455, 2009). This accounting method gives value to an asset that has not been realized and based on current market prices, allowing the company to over exaggerate revenues by booking them in the current year. The collapse of the company led to a multitude of layoffs, thousands lost retirement savings due to stock losses, and three executives serving jail time. The major impact to this scandal was a loss in confidence of corporate

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