Advantageous Financial Reporting
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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

Advest; A Financial Analysis
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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

Agricultural Commodities / Corn
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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
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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

Agriculture and its Impact on Financial Institutions
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15 pages. Because of the uncertainty in the agricultural markets there is a definite impact on the lending institutions that service them. There are so many variables in the farming industry that there is no guarantee from year to year that agribusinesses will be able to keep up with loan payments if they have one or more years of losses in a row. There is currently widespread controversy among the agribusinesses and lending institutions on Capitol Hill as to how best to cope with the problem. One such solution would be to privatize lenders dealing with farm loans, and other solutions run the gamut from asking farm lenders to diversify their businesses to suggesting more emergency funding from the government. It is the purpose of this paper to prove that while farm lending can be a risky business it would serve no good purpose and would be unfair to other businesses for government emergency funding to be increased; lending institutions will need to work out ways to deal with the agribusiness risk. Bibliography lists 36 sources.
Filename: JGAagfin.wps

Agritech Case Study
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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
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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
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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
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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

Airlines Cost Structure
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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 - Why He's the Most Important Man in the U.S. Economy
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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

Albertsons and Excel Case Study
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This 8 page paper shows the student how to answer short questions and how to manipulate excel charts for specific case studies. The first part of the paper answers questions concerning whether or not Albertsons will be able to beat Wal-Mart. The second part of the paper uses data from an excel spread sheet provided by the student concerning salary data for a university. The paper presents some calculations and ordering of data and then creates some pivot tables and a graph. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEalbexcel.rtf

Alcoa Inc.
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This 8 page paper examines the performance of Alcoa Inc. the global integrated aluminium company. The paper looks first at the background of the company and then conducts a ratio analysis of financial years 1998 – 2002, the latest year is compared to industry averages. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEalcoa1.rtf

Alex C. Michalos On STET, Currency Exchange, & World Poverty
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A 14 page paper that addresses Alex Michalos' hope for erasing world poverty through reforms in revenue budgets for the U.S., Canada and the world. Michalos' arguments are addressed, including counterpoints and his response. The paper posits that Michalos' arguments are adequately supported. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Stet.wps

Alimony, Divorce and the Effect on Income Tax
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5 pages. This research paper will explain all about the income tax implications for those that are divorced, paying alimony or perhaps receiving alimony. It gives form information that you need for your tax returns and other very handy information. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAalimo.rtf

Allied Food Lemon Juice Case Study
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This 11 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. A company is looking at making an investment to expand and needs to assess the potential returns. The paper assesses the cash flows and looks at the NPV, IRR and payback period of the project and considers some potential influences such as changes in the terminal value and the cash flow. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEAlliedLem.rtf

Allocating Costs for Goal Congruence
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A 4 page paper discussing allocation of general costs and how what is intended to be a reward can instead become a penalty. Creative Consumer Consultants (CCC) is a corporate consulting firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Paris and Little Rock that currently assigns general costs to each office in a degree dependent on the office's contribution to net income. Altering allocation but not total amounts results in more beneficial means of achieving long-term goals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctCongru.rtf

Alma Charcoal Burners Pricing
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This 6 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. A company has a new range of charcoal burners and needs to determine the wholesale price with reference to specific mark up for the retail and the mail order market. The paper shows the causation for the break even point at the determined price level. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEalma2.rtf

Alterative Pay Structures
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This 6 page paper considers the different types of pay structures that are available, Discuss and evaluate how alternative payment systems might suit different organizations operating in different markets. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEpaystru.rtf

Altering Interpretation of SPEs
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A 6 page paper discussing changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in interpreting the Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51 that defines the special purpose entity (SPE) and provides guidelines on when an SPE’s results must be consolidated into the balance sheet of the company that owns it. This paper summarizes the changes proposed by FASB as well as the reasons underlying the proposed change. FASB pursues alteration for reasons serving accounting theory as well as in response to specific recent abuses. Includes executive summary. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSacctSPEinterp.rtf

Altering Monetary Policy
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A 5 page paper discussing a given set of hypothetical economic conditions, analyzing the conditions individually and in the presence of other, related indicators. The Federal Reserve’s action should be to reduce interest rates to encourage business expansion and consumer spending. As spending increases, GDP growth rate will increase as well, as will demand for consumer goods and services. Businesses will need to produce more of each, and likely will need to hire additional workers. If these have been out of the labor force for some time they will increase personal spending too, contributing to greater growth of GDP. Regardless of where interest rates are, the government needs to control its own spending. Bibliography lists 3 source.
Filename: KSeconMonPol.rtf

Altria Group Inc.
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This 7 page paper assesses the performance of the Altria Group Inc, well known as owner of Philip Morris, makers of the Marlboro cigarettes and majority owner of Kraft Foods. The paper looks at production and cycles performance ratios and suggests some improvements. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEaltria.rtf

Amazon, BMW and GM
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This 3 page paper looks at the net income, cash flow and assessing the way that the book value of the assets may be reflective of the real asset values for three firms; Amazon, BMW and General Motors. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEamzbmwgm.rtf

Amazon.com
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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.
Filename: TEamazon08.rtf

Amazon.com's Financials
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This 5 page paper provides charts reflecting Amazon.com's balance sheets with some calculations of business ratios as well. The ratios are analyzed. Basic company information is provided for this 1995 Internet start up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA218Amn.rtf

AMD and ATI Proposed Merger
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This 6 page paper looks at the proposed merger of AMD and ATI, considering it from the perspectives of anti-trust legislation. The paper looks at the motivations for the merger and the likely impact on the market before coming to a conclusion. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEAMDATI.rtf

Amending a Budget
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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.
Filename: TEamendbud.rtf

Amerada Hess Analysis
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This 13 page paper is an analysis of the US energy company Amerada Hess. The first part of the paper undertakes an in depth financial analysis of the company which is followed by a SWOT analysis and consideration of the competitive structure of the petroleum and energy industry. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEhesswot.rtf

American Express
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes the recent financial situation of American Express. The writer gives background on the company before discussing its current marketing strategy and offering recommendations as to whether or not American Express stock is a good investment. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: 99amex.rtf

American Finance
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A 14 page paper which discusses the history and present condition of American finance. An underlying focus of the paper is on Alexander Hamilton for it was he who perhaps began many of the financial policies of this country. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAhamilt.wps

Ameritrade Case Study
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This 14 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student. The paper considers the different aspects to look at in terms of feasibility in the case study when considering the changes in advertising and technology investments. The paper then look at how the risk free rate would be determined, how the market risk premium could be assessed and then consider which companies could be used as a guide to assess the beta and then shows calculations for the beta. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEameritr.rtf

AMORTIZATION AND DEPRECIATION
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This 3-page paper explains the concepts of amortization and depreciation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTamordepr.rtf

AMOTIZATION OF GOODWILL VS. IMPAIRMENT TESTING
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This 7-page paper focuses on amortization of goodwill versus impairment testing, as reported through FASB statements 141, 142 and 144. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTfas141.rtf

AMRE, ACCOUNTING FRAUD AND SAS 31
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This 4-page paper discusses Amre's accounting fraud of the late 1980s and what assertions from SAS 31 (Evidential Matters) auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers should have considered in the company's financial statements. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTamreanly.rtf

An Accounting Case Study; Costing and NPV
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This 9 page paper answers a case study provided by the student where a project to build oil wells needs to be costed and then evaluated using net present value and profit index. Fictitious figures are used throughout. The stages of calculation are shown clearly so that the student can adapt the methodology to other case studies. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEnpvoil.rtf

An Accounting System
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This 3 page paper examines an accounting system used by an IT organization, what it is, how it is used, the way it relates to the ledgers and how its' use can add value. The solution studied is mySAP Financials. The bibliography sites 1 source.
Filename: TEaccsyssap.rtf

An Acquisition for Walgreens
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This 5 page paper considers a suitable acquisition for Walgreen's, the US chain of pharmacies. The suggested target is Rite Aid Corp. The paper outlines why this is a good target and the way value can be created. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEwalrit.rtf

An Amazon.com Case Study;
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This 10 page paper consider the e-retailer Amazon.com and its current position. This paper first considers the strategic position of Amazon and then goes on to look at the difficulties in valuing dot com companies. The final part of the paper then looks at the financial performance of the company. The paper includes 2 graphs and cites 16 sources.
Filename: TEamazn5.wps

AN ANALYSIS OF STRAGETGIC THINKING
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This 3-page paper provides a financial overview of Nike Inc.
Filename: MTanalnike.rtf

AN ANALYSIS OF SYSCO
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This 5-page paper supplies a financial analysis of SYSCO Corporation, the food services distributor. Topics include shareholder information and balance sheet analysis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTsysco.rtf