Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 7 page paper looks at differential accounting in Canada and the review concerning how standards may be developed for private enterprises in terms of GAAP and considers whether the review and concept of differential accounting, where private small and medium sized business may have a lower accounting burden, discussing whether this is moving towards ...

This 5-page paper discusses how mortgage-backed securities and subprime loans helped spur the current economic meltdown. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 23 page paper looks at the way heading may be used as a viable took to reduce the impact of exchange rate risks on microfinance funds. The paper looks at the concept of microfinance, how and why exchange rate risks exist and the way hedging may be used to reduce these risks in both ...

This 3-pager paper examines the article "The Effects of Moral Reasoning on Financial Decisions in a Post Sarbanes-Oxley Environment," and discusses its relevance to the accounting environment. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the process and the use of budgeting and budgetary controls and how they may be beneficial when used in the voluntary sector, such as a church organization, and the ways in which the processes may be used. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

This 4 page paper uses an income statement and balance sheet provided by the student to assess a potential investment, demonstrating how to calculate and use horizontal and vertical ratio dealing with profitability, liquidity and efficiency. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines positive and negative aspects of the 401K including the rules of early withdrawal. Penalties are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at different financial concepts that may be used when studying commercial investment decisions for a furniture company. Concepts explained include opportunity cost, comparative advantage risk and reward, signaling, adverse selection and the time value of money. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper demonstrates how activity based costing may take place, using the case of Quaker oats to demonstrate the different stages the writer looks at the various processes and the derivers that may be used to assess costs. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper is written in 2 parts, the first part looks at whether the doubling of accounts receivable days is good or bad, and explains the answer as well as looking at how and why this may occur. The second part discusses how a firm may decide on pricing for a new service, ...

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the economic crisis of 2008-2009 with the Great Depression of the 1930s. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way costs may be allocated to departments and how this may impact on the reported performance. An example using PepsiCo is presented, with the use of sample figures to show how the department and bottom line are impacted by different allocations approaches. The bibliography cites 2 sources. ...

This 13 page paper examines the financial performance of the automotive company BMW during a difficult time 2005 – 2009, which includes the global recession of 2008/9. The company is examined though ratio analysis with all calculations shown.

This 4 page paper looks at how shareholder wealth maximization may manifest in a firm, the paper looks at the concept of shareholders wealth maximization and consider the way it can be assessed, using General Motors as a firm that adopts this model. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the FASB statement of financial accounting concept (SAFC) 7 which deals with the measurement of future cash flows. The paper outlines the approach put forward in the SAFC and shows how this applies to three different future cash flow classes; leases, environmental liabilities and warranties. The bibliography cites 2 ...

This 3-page paper discusses several accounting and financial definitions, such as appreciation and depreciation, leverage and equity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper assesses an investment using figures supplied by the student. The paper demonstrates the use of payback period, net present value and internal rate of return. The paper is written in the style of a memo. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses the impact of the global recession on Antigua and Barbuda. Also discussed is the impact of the Stanford scandal. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at three different tools that have been developed to help value, or explain prices of traded stocks. Dividend Discount Model, Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory are all briefly explained and then compared in order to assess which may be the best for practical use. The bibliography ...

This 4 page paper looks at a budget and amends it, increasing all areas associated with IT by 4% and decreasing the total budget by 2%. The writer chooses where the cuts are made and justifies the reduction.

This 10 page paper examines the presentation of the company's annual report, the movement of the share price between the end of the company's financial year and the public release of the results, and then examines the final performance of the company in the years 2006 and 2007. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at reporting requirements for non-profit organizations. An organization aligned with the arts, and one that is a service organization is selected for comparison. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper performs a horizontal and vertical financial analysis of eBay for the years 1999 and 2000 looking at the changes within the firm, its performance, liquidity and capital structure. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at a number of different ways a company can be valued. Each method is explained and the advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Models discussed include the book value methods, the Edwards-Bell-Ohlson models and the dividend discount models. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 19 page paper looks at a range of investment issues. The paper discusses what is meant by efficient markets, why commercial paper is rated, its' risk return and the motivations behind companies issuing it and yield curves, the use of the primary market for the sale of treasury bonds and T-Bill auctions, the interpretation ...