Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Accounting Questions
A 5 page paper answering several questions about what a company should do to improve its bottom line. Its sales are down for the first nine months of the year and expenses and inventories have increased. The paper provides calculations for the...
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APA Style
A 3 page paper describing heading, bibliographic and citation forms of the style of the American Psychological Association (APA). APA style focuses on publication production and is not intended to be a final form: the APA manual itself is not in...
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Measuring Risk with Discount Factors
This 5 page paper answer three questions set by the student. The first considers how to value Sento shares in the future and the way a discount rate can be determined and applied to a futures contract. The second part of the paper examines how...
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Working Capital at Delta Air Lines
A 3 page paper discussing Delta's ongoing struggles to remain operational and out of bankruptcy. GE and American Express extended loans and prepaid service payments late in 2004 on the condition that Delta significantly reduce expenses over the...
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Risk in Securities: Goldman Sachs
A 3 page paper discussing this brokerage firm's willingness to accept risk. Number 59 on the 2005 Fortune 500, the company clearly has been successful in its strategy and in its assessment and management of the risks it faces in today's investment...
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Finance at Acme Sales
A 9 page paper presenting an interview with the CFO of a hypothetical multinational company. The interview focuses on finance, of course, and includes such topics as the rigors of financial management; leadership; optimal capital structure; core...
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Starbucks Financial Analysis
This 8 page paper examines the financial performance of Starbucks, the well known international coffee house and coffee company. The paper looks at the different profit levels, the efficiency ratios and liquidity ratios for the company and also...
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Supply And Demand, Scarcity And Choice
This 3 page paper explains the law of supply and demand, the concept of scarcity and the concept of choice. The essay then explains the interaction and how scarcity and choice affect supply and demand. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Italy; Global Trade
This 3 page paper considers Italy in terms of globalization and international trade. The paper looks at the goods that are imported and exported and identifies the import and export partners. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Metal Works Case Study
This 3 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student, drawing a cost curve and then looking at what impact would be seen with investment that would bring down the variable costs. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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The Impact of Supply and Demand in Monopolistic Competition
This 3 page paper considers how the supply and demand influence an industry that has a monopolistic structure. As an example the paper uses the cable industry and examines how supply and demand interact and the impact of the lifecycle. The...
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Enron, WorldCom And Others
A 8 page paper that addresses different topics beginning with the fraudulent accounting tactics of Enron and WorldCom. The writer also comments on United Airline's bankruptcy and how United has used this to their advantage. The writer also comments...
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International Bond and Financing Questions
This 31 page paper answers questions asked by the student concerning international bond issues. The paper looks at issues such as the impacts on bond issues, underwriting of issues, the requirements for SEC registration under the 1933 Securities Act...
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The Federal Reserve: An Overview
A 5 page discussion of the Federal Reserve. The author describes this political entity, details its structure, and discusses its function. The contention is presented that the methodology that the Reserve uses to stabilize the American economy has...
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Capital Asset Pricing Model, Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Betas
This 6 page paper is written in 2 parts. The first part looks at Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) and considers which model would be most appropriate for a financial professional to use. To assess this both...
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