Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 8 page paper looks at the concept and practice of internal audit in the public sector, discussing why internal audits are undertaken, what they measure, who performs them, the approaches which can be adopted and the direct and indirect impacts that internal audits can have on an organization operations and performance. The bibliography cites ...

This 3 page paper is based on a case study provided by the student. The paper answers a set of questions concerning the way business economics is useful to the firm. The paper looks at how interest rates impact on decision within the firm and impact on operating costs, the impact on sales and demand ...

This 8 page paper examines the acquisition of Unocal by Chevron, looking at the pertinent issues of the take over bid including the value and form of the offer and counter offers, other interested parties, the view of Unocal management and employees to the take over bid. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 17 page paper is an in-depth financial analysis of Starbucks for the years 2005 – 2008, looking a profitability, efficiency and liquidity. Following the financial analysis the cost of capital is calculated. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 7 page paper examines the background and motivation behind the 2006 acquisition of the Colorado company Exabyte by Norway based Tandberg Data. The paper looks at the background of the two companies, the potential benefits and synergies of the merger and the financial aspects, including the cost, agreements and way that financing was raised. ...

This 5 page paper looks at Tompkins Plc and assesses the level of value they provide to their shareholders. To do this the dividends and capital growth over the period 1998 – 2008 is discussed. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on the potential use of capital budgeting by the U.S. government for repair and upgrades of infrastructure. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 18 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student where a firm has to assess two potential investments. The different methods of assessment are considered, the use of net present value and internal rate of return are then used to assess the projects using a standard discount rate and risk adjusted discount ...

This 8 page paper is a comparison of the financial performance of three of the top four supermarkets in the UK, using ratio analysis over the period 2005 – 1009, looking at profitability liquidity, efficiency, solvency and performance as an investment. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the concept of process costing and how it ma take place at a firm such as Coca-cola. The paper then ends by looking at the different items classified as inventory in the annual accounts. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 14-page paper analyzes mechanisms necessary for funding a start-up child care center in India. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper is based ion a case study supplied by the student with the need for a flexible budget to be produced. The paper presents a budget based on current operations and discusses the ethical issues of making changes and outsourcing production. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 6 page paper examines various terminology as well as the state of financial reporting in America. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines issues related with discretionary costs, paying particular interest to research and development costs. The writer discusses what they are and how they occur as well as how they are accounted for, looking at their treatment as either operational costs or capitalized costs. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the potential benefits will be realized by Yahoo shareholders and Microsoft shareholders as a result of the announced merger, and how the post-merged company would be able to compete with Google more effectively. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the potential implementation of activity based costing in a university. The first part of the paper assesses the potential benefits and problems. The second part of the paper considers the potential issues with implementing the system, the stages that will need to be undertaken and some potential cost drivers. ...

This 7 page paper looks at the performance of Amazon, the online retailer, giving some background to the firm and then performing a ratio analysis for 2006 – 2008 and then looking at the stick performance and the international performance of the firm. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 7 page paper performs a financial assessment of the UAE firm the Dubai Development Company between 2005 and 2008. The bibliography cotes 3 sources.

This 26 page paper is an in-depth analysis of the financial performance of IBM presented in the 2007 annual report and 10-K. The paper analyses the movements and results of the balance sheet, the income statement and the cash flow, performs a ratio analysis and considers general macro environmental influence. The bibliography cites 2 sources. ...

This 3-page paper discusses various financial terms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper considers different influences which will impact on the effectiveness of an internal audit in the public sector; factors discussed include the general accounting system in the public sector, internal controls, relationship with external audit, relationship with management and management support, regulations and standards, the qualifications and expertise of auditors, the way ...

This 10 page paper considers the way that the financial recovery is impacting the way accounting takes place and the need for transparency and reliability. Looking at the issue of fair value accounting the changes are assessed along with the transparency and reliability of the way this is implemented in Australia. The bibliography cites ...

This 3 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. A firm has invested in a project, the paper calculates the return on investment and discusses whether this is an appropriate measure and the potential pressures that the individual making the assessment may be facing if the firm is looking at ...

A 4 page paper discussing questions of services and pricing as part of developing a new PDA. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page paper which examines the recent financial meltdown in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.