Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 5 page paper explains how and why there is a need to appraise investments when a business is considering investing in a new project. The paper explains in simple language why critical success criteria should be used and the value of making NPV and IRR calculations. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 20 page paper considers the performance of Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler. The paper analysis the performance of the company in financial terms, and also by placing a context on the analysis, both of the company’s own situation and strategies adopted, and that of the industry in general. A comparison with Ford is made to add ...

A 6 page paper based on a shorter paper of the same name, but this time including a letter to investors who have expressed a desire to withdraw their investment in University Clubs. Investment structure and the manner that the couple came to be involved with the venture with far less than a minimum ...

A 5 page analysis of Ron Chernow’s “The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper outlines the standards in place for revaluation of capital assets, when and how it should occur and the impact on the profit and loss accounts in addition to the impact on the balance sheet and the creation of a revaluation reserve. FRS 15 and FRED 29 are both discussed. The bibliography ...

A 15 page paper. This paper explains and discusses a number of aspects of international financing. The paper begins with an introduction to the topics discussed and an introduction to the Harley Davidson company. Topics discussed include the role of financial management in a multinational organization, the differences between domestic and international financial management, an ...

A 14 page paper assessing the future value of various projects under consideration for the purpose of selecting the one that holds greatest promise of future return. The paper focuses on NPV and IRR as the primary measures, but also addresses profitability index, payback and MIRR as alternatives. A second section of the ...

This 14 page paper considers a case study provided by the student where a contract is offered and a company has to decide whether it is worth accepting, and if it is worth accepting which options regarding investment are worth taking up. This is undertaken using NPV, IRR and profitability index. Influencing factors are risks ...

This 10 page paper considers how share options will impact on company accounts. The paper considers both general employee schemes were large numbers of shares may be on offer and impact may be increased loyalty that increase production in as well as the dilution of ratio’s such as EPS and EBIT. The paper also considers ...

This 50-page paper, written in APA style, outlines the problem of how to build a successful outside accountant company. The paper includes a literature review, metholodology, analysis and recommendations. Appendixes include sample surveys and information about the Big Five accounting firms. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 20 page paper highlights the importance of a credit bureau within an economy and specifically examines the potential benefits to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This paper outlines a proposed means of establishing such a credit union. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the auditing process and how auditors detect fraud. The role of the external auditor is the focus of this paper that questions the validity of external audits. Several important subjects are broached and ethics is a primary concern. Bibliography lists 9 sources. ...

This 5 page paper answers questions form the student showing how project costs can be compared using net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR). The paper shows the student how to carry out these calculation with some examples, and how they can then be used to make a decision. The bibliography cites ...

This 10 page paper answers four questions set by the student showing the stages used and calculation used to produce the answers. The first question looks at calculating net present value (NPV), also included are earnings estimates for a company, issues and calculations concerning a rights issue, and the differences between a share issue and ...

This 6-page paper examines Bank of American and the banking industry and determines how these two fit into Michael Porter's generic competition model. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10-page paper reviews SFAS 144 and how/why it replaced SFAS 121. Also under discussion are Standard Financial Accounting Statements 141 and 142. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at three different articles that use linear programming to help in the decision making processes for investments. The articles and methods are compared and the value of linear programming as a decision tool are considered. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how managerial and organizational performance assessment and evaluation is carried out in today’s competitive environment, looking at both financial and non financial measures. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 16 page paper provides a comprehensive discussion of Smart Cards. About the same size as credit cards, smart cards contain a small CPU chip that allows them to hold and store information and data. Smart cards have numerous uses, such as paying for purchases or authenticating the identification of an individual. This essay explains ...

This 3 page paper looks at the results of Gap Inc, projects them forward using regression analysis, outlines what this would mean for the company and advices on strategy to maintain the growth level in line with current performance rather than allowing it to slip closer to matching the retail prices index. The bibliography cites ...

An 8 page paper based on Harvard Case 9-298-006: The Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A). The paper discusses the differences in the two companies in terms of financial results; the influence of the merger on Eastern railroads; and the benefits that the new entity can expect after merging. The paper concludes with ...

This 28 page paper is an in-depth look at the capital asset pricing model. The paper begins with an examination of what the model is and what it means for investors. The paper then considers how the model has developed, a literature is conducted for more recent studies that either add more knowledge to the ...

This 8 page paper answers several questions asked by the student. The paper first looks at agency costs within a company and the use of funds to buy an unrelated company or to be used to motivate staff. The second part of the paper looks at issues regarding cost centres, profit centres and transfer costs. ...

A 3 page paper assessing the cash position of an outsourcing firm, Perform, Inc. Perform has grown at impressive rates in the past several years, but its free-spending ways and poor debt management have reduced its profit margin from 15 to 1 percent. The paper concludes that Perform does have a cash flow ...

This 3 page paper argues that activity based costing (ABC) may have many perceived advantages, but these will often fail to be realised due to inherent problems within the system of ABC when compared to other costing models such as absorption costing. The bibliography cites 4 sources.