Activity Based Costing; A Case Study
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper considers a practical application of Activity Based Costing (ABC). The paper consider the advantages and disadvantages and applies them to a hypothetical case study in order to demonstrate the use of the newer accounting system. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEacbaco.rtf

Activity Based Costing; A Case Study
[ send me this paper ]
This 10 page paper considers how activity based costing can be seen in action in the real world. The paper looks at a UK retail chain; British Home Stores, known a Bhs, and the way in which the switch from absorption costing to activity based costing was one of the key elements in this turnaround from a loss making company to a profitable one. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEbhsabc.rtf

Activity Based Costing; An Example Using McDonalds
[ send me this paper ]
Activity based costing is a useful way of identifying and assessing the costs of producing items or services. The process requires the assessment of costs for each stage of production and the determination of relevant cost drivers. This 3 page paper demonstrates this uses the example of burgers produced at McDonalds. Figures used are estimates only. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEABCMcD.rtf

Activity Based Systems: Their Effective Use in Costing Exercizes
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper looks at what an activity based system is, the way it may be used along with its advantages and disadvantages. The paper then ends with a case study of a successful company which has used this to system to change from a loss making company into a profitable and thriving organisation. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEactbas.wps

Activity Costing
[ send me this paper ]
This 8 page paper considers the role of activity costing sand the benefits that this accounting tool appears to imply, such as increased transparency. The paper argues that many of the perceived benefits are not always realized and explains why this may occur. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEactivco.wps

Activity-Based Costing
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page paper discussing this method of identifying which activities are the most profitable for the company, thereby showing it where it needs to place the most emphasis of effort. It may be allocating too great a portion of resources to an activity that is less profitable than another receiving a smaller share. The ability to refine this cost-and-result approach can increase profitability without increasing revenues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSactivBC.wps

Activity-Based Costing Applied to Marketing Costs
[ send me this paper ]
A 3 page paper discussing the case of Colombo frozen yogurt and General Mills’ experience in dealing with the market shift from independent shops to impulse purchasing in a variety of locations. The paper provides a table more realistically assigning shipping and merchandising costs to each market type to reveal greater profitability than was apparent under a non-ABC approach to allocating costs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSmktgABC.rtf

Activity-Based Costing as a Control Measure for Bally Total Fitness
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper discussing the benefits of activity-based costing, specifically as a proposed financial control measure the Bally Total Fitness. The company’s revenues plunged in a single year; this paper is a white paper furnished to a group of consultants that wants to approach Bally with its ideas for assistance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSacctABCbally.rtf

Activity-Based vs Throughput Accounting
[ send me this paper ]
A 4 page paper comparing activity-based and volume accounting. The throughput approach can provide a ballpark assessment of the costs of producing a specific product, but ABC can provide accurate cost figures of each of the steps of production. Volume accounting can be misleading in terms of identifying which products or activities are more profitable. ABC provides fuller, more accurate assessment of the true cost of activities, enabling the organization to focus on activities that truly are more profitable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSacctABCthru.rtf

ADAM SMITH AND DIVISION OF LABOR
[ send me this paper ]
This 5-page paper discusses Adam Smith's theory of division of labor, which states that increased productivity is due to specialization. The paper attempts to interpret the theory and demonstrate whether it is a true theory or not. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTadasmi.rtf

Adam Smith's "The Money Game"
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page essay on Adam Smith's "The Money Game"-- discussing the relevance of Smith's assertions to changes occurring in the former Soviet Union after its collapse. The writer examines in light of the book whether stock markets and capitalism can "exist and benefit all the people rather than exploit the many for the benefit of the few."
Filename: Adamamit.wps

Adam Smith's "The Money Game" / Relevance To Today's Economies
[ send me this paper ]
This 10 pages paper uses the "Father of Economics'" work, "The Money Game" as its reason, but speaks more to Adam Smith's basic theories and how they apply to today's economies, particularly those of America and the evolving Russian prefects since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The discussion of America's economy compares the New Deal of FDR to Ronald Reagan's "trickle down" approach of Reaganomics. Included is a glance at the length of time required for government to effectively back away from the free or mixed market and the inability of only one subsequent and ideologically opposed administration to change the set course in only one term. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Moneygam.wps

Adam Smith's Division of Labor
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper discussing Smith's account of the origination of worker specialization, or division of labor. It was the worker who devised improvements to make his job easier and more productive. The goal of each small invention was not to contribute to the good of society or to propel the workman into a class of 'genius,' but rather to better individuals' living conditions. Produce more, earn more, purchase more goods to make life more comfortable and enjoyable. It is a common concept today, but new when Adam Smith proposed it in The Wealth of Nations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KS-Smith.doc

Adam Smith's Division Of Labor
[ send me this paper ]
An 8 page paper that explains Smith's thoughts on the division of labor and how this leads to a prosperous nation with examples as provided by Smith in Wealth of Nations. This is a work that is more than two centuries old and yet, Smith's words guide the work of contemporary political economists. Smith's influence is discussed along with the reasons why this work has persisted through the years. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGadsmlb.rtf

Adam Smith's Ideas and the 2008 Economic Bailout
[ send me this paper ]
This 3 page paper examines Adam Smith's concepts and also evaluates an article on the bailout in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA843bai.rtf

Adam Smith's Invisible Hand and His General Thesis on Wealth Creation
[ send me this paper ]
This 3 page paper answers two questions in Q & A format. One question addresses Smith's concept of wealth creation and the other explores his "invisible hand" concept. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA332WON.rtf

Adam Smith's The Money Game
[ send me this paper ]
This 8 page paper provides an overview for ‘Adam Smith''s The Money Game. This 1968 book provides timeless advice on the stock market and good information in the area of macroeconomics as well. While the pseudonym used oddly happens to be the same as the eighteenth century philosopher's , the real name of the author was later revealed as George Goodman. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Mongame.wps

Adam Smith's Theories and Contemporary Political Strategy
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper provides an overview of Adam Smith's theories as laid out in Wealth of Nations. How his ideas relate to modern day Republican strategy is discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA310WON.rtf

Adam Smith's Theory of Value
[ send me this paper ]
7 pages in length. This research paper delves into the conflict of Adam Smith's Theory of Value. When Adam Smith set forth his own Theory of Value it was vastly different from the idealistic view of his forebears. The term "value", in Smith's theory, corresponds largely to what is usually termed "use-value" - the value-in-use of some good. Within this paper we find that this treatment as well does not always advance a theory that is in all ways sound. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: JGAvalue.wps

Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”
[ send me this paper ]
A 4 page paper which provides a summary of this landmark economic treatise. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGaswealth.rtf

ADAM SMITH, THE INVISIBLE HAND, AND IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY
[ send me this paper ]
This 10-page paper discusses Adam Smith's "invisible hand" theory, and whether it's applicable to today's economy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTinvihand.rtf

Adam Smith: Theory Of Growth And International Trade
[ send me this paper ]
7 pages in length. Adam Smith, considered quite universally to be the father of contemporary economics (Rouse, 1995), grew up under the watchful eye of his widowed mother and attended college on a scholarship. Clearly immersed in the principles of philosophy and logic, he ultimately turned his talents toward economics where he cultivated his popular - if not greatly debated - economic theory of growth and international trade as being founded upon the division of labor, a reality Smith (1991) claims is integral to the quest for wealth and the growth of a society. The greatest turning point in his life is unarguably when he published Wealth of Nations, which inevitably cast him 'as the fountainhead of contemporary economic thought' (The Library of Economics and Liberty, 2002). Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCAdamSmith.rtf

Adapting the Solow-Swan Model
[ send me this paper ]
This 20 page paper examines the Solow-Swan Model, also known as the Neo-classical growth model. The model is examined and assessed, compared with the Harrod-Domar model with the aim of considering how the model could be adapted. Using the literature existing adaptations are discussed and the potential of a multiple stable steady states model. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEsolowswan.rtf

Addressing Inequalities in Income Distribution in Australia
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper considers how the inequalities in the distribution are increasing between the richest and poorest in society. The writers considers way in which this may rectified and the potential side effects by looking as tools such as taxation, welfare payments and wages policies. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEaustin.rtf

ADELPHIA AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
[ send me this paper ]
This 4-page paper is a discussion about the accounting practices of Adelphia Communications, the cable company that filed Chapter 11 reorganization during 2002. Topics discussed include practices then and now. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTadeacc.rtf

Adjusting Banking Policy
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper answering 5 questions addressing how a German bank might adapt to changes in US policies and the economy. Questions include how the bank should manage new SEC rules of corporate governance and other matters that reduce the bank’s corporate lending opportunities. The paper encourages the bank to increase revenues in other areas during this time while simultaneously reducing costs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSbankPolChg.rtf

Advantageous Financial Reporting
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper discussing several events that have occurred just prior to the end of the quarter as the controller of ABC Manufacturing is about to prepare the company’s quarterly statement. A good customer has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the company has sold real estate for a profit; a study indicates greater revenues in the future; and the company has suffered damage at a warehouse. The paper indicates which of these should be reported in the current quarter, which will allow the company to meet analysts’ projections. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctEthManip.rtf

Advantages Of Transition Economies Joining EMU
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page paper. The Economic Monetary Union (EMU) was outlined in the Treaty on European Union, signed in 1992 in Maastricht. Fifteen nations are now members with about twelve more applying for membership. The applicants are all transition economies who are struggling to meet the criteria to join. This paper outlines the criteria and discusses the advantages these nations will gain from membership. The writer also comments on what some of the future disadvantages may be. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGemutrs.rtf

Advest; A Financial Analysis
[ send me this paper ]
This 8 page paper undertakes a financial analysis of Advest using different ratios as well as forecasting some future results. The paper also includes 4 graphs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEadvest.wps

AETNA AND ECONOMICS
[ send me this paper ]
This 4-page paper discusses Aetna's economic challenges in the face of several issues, such as rising healthcare costs and increasing technology. A reality tree is included in the analysis. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTaetnaeco.rtf

Agricultural Commodities / Corn
[ send me this paper ]
A 9 page introduction to agricultural commodities focusing on corn. Sections include a general introduction; some of the problems in the corn commodity market; new farming methods, volume of corn produced and stock prices. One graph is included. Bibliograhy lists 9 sources.
Filename: Corn.wps

Agricultural Price Indexes
[ send me this paper ]
An 8 page paper discussing price indexes in agriculture. The writer examines the consumer price index and indexes of prices received by individual farmers as well as farming conglomerates. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Agprice.wps

Agritech Case Study
[ send me this paper ]
This 9 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. The company has developed a product with season demand. The paper calculates the costs of the goods are produced in line with demand, and then creates a more cost effective schedule where there is the build up of stock and a more even production schedule. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEagritech.rtf

Ahold and Groupe Casino at Potential Takeover Targets for Tesco; A Financial Analysis
[ send me this paper ]
This 12 page considers Ahold and Groupe Casino as potential take overt targets for Tesco, undertaking a financial analysis of their FY 2006 and 2007 results in order to assess performance. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEaholdcasino.rtf

AIG; Social, Political and Economic Influences
[ send me this paper ]
This 3 page paper looks at three influences that are present for AIG at the end of 2008. The social influence of an aging population, the political influence of US foreign policy and the economic influence of the credit crush are outlined, the relevance for the company is discussed and the ability of the firm to deal with these influences is assessed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEaiginfl.rtf

Air France; A Case Study
[ send me this paper ]
This 13 page paper considers the long established company Air France. Starting with a brief history of the formation and development of the company, the paper goes on to look at the economic and financial performance of the company, and the way in which it may perform in the future. The paper contains 2 graphs and the bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEairfra.wps

Airline Industry Model: Tight Oligopoly
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page paper discussing the industry structure that emerges as mergers and acquisitions continue to occur within the airline industry. It is not the old airlines that consistently gain highest ratings in customer satisfaction, safety, efficiency and performance, but rather Southwest - the only one that refused to operate in the same manner as the older, more established airlines. The anti-competitive bent to which major airlines cling ultimately is bad for them as well as for consumers. Whereas a loose oligopoly may be beneficial in the airline industry, one that is as highly concentrated as that which exists now is not. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSairOligo.rtf

Airlines Cost Structure
[ send me this paper ]
8 pages. The sensitivity of a firm's operating profits to changes in demands as well as the opportunities and risks presented by such a cost structure is addressed in this paper with a focus on the airlines industry. With a current debt load of more than $110 billion, the airline industry is not likely to see a rebound any time soon. The Uniform System of Accounts as required by the Department of Transportation is utilized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAaircs.rtf

Alan Greenspan
[ send me this paper ]
This 4 page essay discusses Greenspan's theories and thoughts regarding the economy. It also reports the Greenspan Fed response to certain crises with comments from other experts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGgrnsp.RTF

Alan Greenspan - Why He's the Most Important Man in the U.S. Economy
[ send me this paper ]
This 3 page essay discusses The U.S. Federal Reserve System and Alan Greenspan's role as it chairman since 1987. has been one of the main architects of the 1990s economic boom. As chairman, he guards the world's leading economy by raising and lowering interest rates. This paper gives a very brief overview of the Fed and Greenspan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Greenspa.wps