Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 12 page paper looks at three different financial issues that are important for management to understand. The first issue is the assessment and concept of efficiency in capital market, looking at Efficient Market Hypothesis. The second issue considers potential sources of capital and the advantages and the disadvantages associated with each source. The ...

This 3 page paper explains and compares three different types of short term financing; a floating inventory lien, a trust receipt and a warehouse receipt loan. The characteristics of each are discussed along with the relative risks for the lenders. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3-page paper provides an overview of business forecasting methods used by KLM-Air France and other airlines. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper gives definitions to the following balance sheet and income statement categories; assets, liabilities, stockholder equity, revenue, expenses and net income. Each is explained in a clear but simple manner.

This 5-page paper discusses how Phar-Mor was fraudulent with its accounting. "Ghost inventory" is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the role and position of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, from where it gets its authority, its mission statement, accountability, structure and standard-setting procedures, as well as identification of some recent issues under consideration. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper prepares accounting forecasts along with a forecast for working capital for Microsoft assuming a 20% increase in revenues. The calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts the Capital Asset Pricing Model with Arbitrage Pricing Theory, looking at the differences and similarities and assessing which of the models is most reliable for predicting asset prices. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 20 page paper considers a firm in a weak position; British Airways, and looks at the way that financial engineering may be undertaken to strengthen the organization and it potential as an investment. Issues discussed include cooperate governance, accounting practices, depreciation, the use of portfolio theory, capital structure and cooperate strategy. The bibliography cites ...

A 5 page paper that explains each of these chapters in the bankruptcy code. Changes made in 2005 are reported. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at some of the problems associated with the use of traditional cost accounting, especially in an increasingly global commercial environment. The concept of operation and weaknesses of cost accounting are considered and applied to the way costing takes place within multinational organizations, the consideration of shorter product lifecycles and changing ...

This 3-page paper covers due diligence and due care aspects covered by audit committees. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student was supplied which needed adjusting, including a 4% increase to certain areas, accompanied by an overall 2% decrease. The changes made are discussed and presented with the new IT budget and as well as assessing the impact that this has on ...

Banks need to know their cost of capital; this includes the cost of equity. This 6 page paper looks at how the cost of equity can be calculated with the use of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), considering the different components of the model and the way that they impact on the resulting ...

This 7 page paper looks at the revenue section of the annual accounts for the city of Ottawa, examining the different sources of revenue, the level of importance in the way that they have changed between 2005 and 2009 and whether this has lead to a deficit or a surplus. The bibliography cites 6 sources. ...

This 3 page paper looks at how tests may be designed to test the controls and robustness of systems used within a firm being audited. The processes of inventory management and the warehouse lifecycle as well as cash control are considered.

This 4 page paper is based on two scenarios where planning for pricing and research and investment are determined in order to increase sales. This paper is a comparison of the two strategies and results for the different strategies. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way in which indirect costs, also known as overhead costs are allocated; considering some of the processes that may be used starting with absorption costs and looking at the potential of activity based costing. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the choices that eBay have in offering Skype for sale through an IPO. Google and MorningStar were both successful in the use of an online auction. The potential of an online auction is considered for this scenario and compared to the use of the traditional approach. The bibliography cites ...

This 3 page paper looks at a number of different financial concepts, including opportunity cost, zero-sum game, the time value of money and adverse selection, explaining how they may be relevant when looking at fictitious case of the Guillermo Furniture Store. The paper is 3 pages.

In 1990 MiniScribe filed for bankruptcy, this 5 page paper looks at the way in which fraud occurred in the company in the years leading up to the bankruptcy, including use of misstatements and other fraudulent activities such as replacing disk drives with bricks and send them out. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 9 page paper undertakes an analysis of the financial performance of Toostie Roll Industries and Herschey’s. Paper is based on ratios supplied by the student, looking at the background of the two companies and then compares the ratios looking at profitability, liquidity, efficiency and return on investment. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 7-page paper answers various questions about accounting standards and rules. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses the financial implosion of carpet cleaning company ZZZZ Best during the mid-1980s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper answering four questions about the budgeting process at Vershire Company. Vershire Company strives to gain a high degree of accuracy, incorporating many unnecessary steps in the process and holding production managers accountable for the performance of non-production departments (i.e., sales). Bibliography lists 2 sources.