Accounting Assignment

Labor costs of an auto repair mechanic are seldom based on actual hours worked. Instead, the amount paid a mechanic is based on an industry average of time estimated to complete a repair job. The repair shop bills the customer for the industry average amount of time at the repair center's billable cost per hour. This means a customer can pay, for example, $120 for two hours of work on a car when the actual time worked was only one hour. Many experienced mechanics can complete repair jobs faster than the industry average. The average data are compiled by engineering studies and surveys conducted in the auto repair business. Assume that you are asked to complete such a survey for a repair center. The survey calls for objective input, and many questions require detailed cost data and analysis. The mechanics and owners know you have the survey and encourage you to complete it in a way that increases the average billable hours for repair work.

Required:  

        Who are the stakeholders in this situation?  

        What are the ethical consideration?  

        How will you complete this assignment and why?

PS: responses must be 3-4 sentences long each and represent "active communication."

Access Nokia's 2009 Form 20-F dated, from its Website www.Nokia.com. Identify and read the section on Environment—Corporate Responsibility (pg 60) .

Required:

Nokia reports that up to 80 percent of a Nokia mobile device can be recycled and the remainder can be recovered as energy or materials so that nothing goes to a landfill. These recycling efforts are costly.

Why would a company like Nokia pursue these costly efforts?

PS:. Your responses must be 3-4 sentences long each and represent "active communication."