Essays and Research Papers on Finance

A 3 page paper discussing transfer pricing, segment margins and goal congruence in internal pricing. A common feature of decentralized organizations is the need to account for costs of internal segments doing business with each other or accounting for the portion of segment costs that can be considered to be organizational costs. All ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) can help a firm with its' internal controls and protect the cash that is in the firm. Both costs and benefits associated with the internal controls are discussed. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses how the U.S. banking system failed in 2008, and potential solutions to this issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper examines budgeting and budgeting procedures in an organization. McDonalds is used as an example where there is budgeting on an annual as well as a daily basis. The different processes and controls are considered and compared to budgeting theory. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 16 page paper examines the performance of Unilever between 2003 and 2007. The first part of the paper is an in-depth financial analysis looking at the profitability, efficiency and liquidity of the firm. The second part of the paper discusses the acquisition and divestments strategy of the firm during the period. The last part ...

This 5-page paper lists the advantages of the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009, which includes the fact that homeowners can stay in their homes while they settle on their debts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page memo reviewing the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)' position on accounting for the special-purpose entity. The paper provides an overview of post-Enron changes and the clarification provided by FASB in December 2008. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

There are a number of traditional approaches that may be used to assess the performance of different division within a firm. This 6 page paper looks at some of these methods including assessment of targets against market share, profit requirements and in line with the BCG matrix and then suggests some more modern and flexible ...

This 3 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. A company has not complied with US GAAP as they have revealed property upwards. The paper considers how the auditors’ qualified statement may appear and how an adverse opinion may appear. The paper then looks at rule 203 AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and ...

A 5 page paper that begins with a discussion about what monetary is and what it does. The paper also responds to these topics: how is money created, what the Federal Reserve is and what tools it uses in response to macroeconomic events, such as unemployment, interest rates and economic growth, and why GDP ...

This 25 page paper presents the accounting aspect of a fictitious business plan. The paper looks at potential sources of capital and then presents some financial projections for the next five years, these include the income and expense accounts, cash flow and balance sheets, presented monthly for the first year, quarterly for the second year ...

This 8 page paper looks at the different types of assets that are present in McDonalds. The first part of the paper considers the tangible assets such as land, property, equipment, cash, accounts receivable and inventory. The second part of the paper looks at the intangible asserts, such as the brand name and reputation, ...

This 10-page paper focuses on why budgets are necessary for a business. Also included are how budgets aid in various corporate functions and how the process can be streamlined. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses three rate of return calculation models -- CAPM, APT and dividend growth, and determines which is the best for Amazon to measure rate of return. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper answers 4 questions, the first defines rime value of money, future value of money and present value of money. The second part considers long term sources of finance for corporation. The third part of the paper discusses the differences between bonds, common shares and preference shares and the last part of ...

This 6 page paper examines Singapore Air, looking at the background to the company, an assessment of its' financial performance and condition in financial year 2007/8, assessment of the accounting policies, and a determination of whether this might be a good investment. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the Disney Annual accounts and considers different models of assessing the cost of capital and compares them to the actual cost of equity and cost of debt calculated from the accounts. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3-page paper covers potential decisions made by the clothing store that could impact its cash flow. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the progress of the computer manufacturer Acer between 1998 and 2008 and considers whether or not the company is doing the right think pursuing the Chinese market. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the value of budgeting for organisations of all sizes and types, in terms of effective resource management looking at what characteristics of a budgeting system are most likely to contribute towards the successful implementation and how a lack of these might result in ethical problems. The bibliography cites 3 sources. ...

This 5 page paper is written in three parts. The first part looks at the use of call options, and how call options and call options on futures are different. The second part of the paper looks at why put options may be sold and the risks associated with selling put options. The third part ...

This 3 page paper is written in three parts. The first looks at each of the four financial statements, identifies what they are, what information they contain and looks at how they link together. The second part of the paper discusses which ratios are the most important ratios to use in a ratio analysis. The ...

This 23 page paper examines a range of different financial theories which are used in terms of investment and corporate financial decision-making. The paper looks at investment decisions under certainty, utility theory given uncertainty, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), dividend policies and the way that issues can ...

A 5 page paper discussing the function of foreign currency exchange markets, and including a 1-page discussion of the gold standard. Currency markets have the ability to touch all aspects of business operation in the global economy, and their involvement in those business transactions will only increase in the future as the global economy ...

This 3-page paper provides an example of interview questions geared toward a finance executive; in this case, a CFO of a company. The paper also provides potential answers from the fictitious "interviewee." No bibliography sources used.