Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Economics of Gas Prices
A 7 page paper discussing the rise and fall of gasoline prices in 2005 and 2006. Gas prices experienced an intense price spike such as that which followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Even more curiously, world oil prices spiraled upward...
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Accounting: Internal Controls
A 4 page paper identifying internal control activities and discussing how the concepts of internal control affect the development GAAP accounting standards and how GAAP accounting standards affect the internal controls implemented. The paper begins...
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Opportunity Costs of College
A 3 page paper discussing the costs and benefits of taking the time to gain a college degree. Those with college degrees currently earn nearly twice over their entire working lives as those with only a high school education, but there is less...
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Investment Assessment Questions
This 12 page paper examines two case studies provided by the student and assesses investment opportunities. The first case considers two mining investment opportunities and performs a risk adjusted NPN and a NPV using sensitivity analysis...
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Economics in Healthcare; Increasing Inputs and Cost Benefit Analysis
This 8 page paper is written in 2 parts. The first part considers the situation of the healthcare services where there are increasing inputs, such as patients, but the outputs remain the same. The paper considers this in economic terms and the way...
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Assessing a Potential Investment in an MRI Scanner
This 8 page paper looks a case where there is a potential increased demand for MRI services. A medical practice is considering making the investment and needs an analysis. The paper provides details of the different consideration that should be...
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The Importance of Local Development Policies in Developing Countries
This 3 page paper looks at how and why local economic development policies are an important element of the development plans put in place in developing economies. The paper looks at this in the context of Latin American and the MERCOSUR countries....
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Capital Structure of Ohio Casualty Corp
This 6 page paper looks at the capital structure of Ohio Casualty Corp (OCAS), calculates the cost of capital for the company and considers what changes may or may not occur if the capital structure was changed. The paper then looks at what impact a...
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Changing Management Accounting in Line with a Changing Business Environment
The business environment has changed substantially in recent times. It has been suggested that these changes should lead to a reappraisal of
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Trade and Exchange as Stimulus for Change in England
According to Philip Curtin trade and exchange represent
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Commercial Banking Loan and Guarantee Facilities and Credit Risk Management
This 6 page paper is a research project or dissertation proposal to examine the way in which loan and guarantee facilities are managed in terms of their risk. The aim of the project is to identify the best risk management practices and adjust...
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Capital Budgeting Tools
This 3 page paper looks at three tools that many be used by a manager when assessing an investment, The paper look at the use of the payback period, net present value and internal rate of return. The paper explains how each tool can be used, why it...
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Comments on the FASB and AICPA Joint Proposal
This 4 page paper examines the new proposal in general. The first three questions are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Harrah
This 20 page paper examines the worlds
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Restatement of Revenue due to SAB 104
This 3 page paper discusses Corinthian Collages Inc. and their decision to change the way they accounted for some revenue items as a result of SAB 104. The paper looks at what the change was, why it was made and the relevant standards and where the...
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