Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Gasoline Prices Change and a Reflection of Supply and Demand
This 4 page paper takes a newspaper article about increasing gasoline process in Michigan and examines this from the perspective of supply and demand. The underlying economic concepts are explained and applied to the price movement in the gas...
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Application of I.A.S.-1
An 11 page paper discussing the application of I.A.S.-1, the International Accounting Standard number 1. This standard defines the framework and responsibilities organizations have for presenting their financial statements, having as its goal...
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Analyzing Lease vs. Buy Decisions
A 3 page paper answering 4 questions addressing topics including risks, uncertainties, capital leases, capital budgeting, operating leases and circumstances in which one is preferable over another. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Assessment of Feasibility for a Project
This 8 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student and undertakes a feasibility study looking at the income and expenditure to create a five year cash flow and then use a net present value (NPV) calculation to assess whether or not the...
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Strategic Planning at Riordan Manufacturing
A 6 page paper answering 5 questions about strategic planning, economic forecasting and creating a master budget using the fictional Riordan Manufacturing as the subject. No forecast can be expected to be absolutely accurate simply because all of...
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Violation of International Trade Laws by Airbus and Boeing
This 3 page paper looks at the Airbus and Boeing controversy that took place beginning in 2004. The relationship with WTO rules is explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ameritrade Case Study
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...
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South Korea and the IMF during the 1997
In 1997 South Korea received the largest aid package to date from the International Monetary Fund as a result of the Asian financial crisis. This 8 page paper looks at the background to the $58 billion loan, the conditions that changed several...
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The Economic Effects of Terrorism
This 10 page paper addresses various issues including the effect of terrorism on the stock market and the insurance industry. How 9/11 affected the economy is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Impact of the New Goodwill Accounting Standards and FASB 74
A 10 page paper assessing the effect of changes in accounting requirements. Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 74 (SAB 74) was issued in 2001 and at the time was expected to create a need for significant changes in the accounting practices of companies...
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Vietnam and the IMF
This 5 page paper looks at the relationship between Vietnam and the IMF and the role the IMF had played in the development of Vietnam. The paper includes consideration of the of the structural adjustment loans and Poverty Reduction and Growth...
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Expense Payment System
This 6 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at an existing system to pay expenses that needs to be changed assessing the advantages and disadvantages. The second part of the paper suggests a new system along with the required...
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UK Mobile Telephone Industry; An Economic Explanation
This 10 page paper looks at the UK mobile (cellular) telephone market and considers the patterns seen the development of the market using economic theory to explain the patterns seen. The paper includes several graphs to explain the impact that...
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Capital Budgeting; NPV and IRR
This 8 page paper looks at the use of Net Present Value and Internal Rate of return calculations for use in capital budgeting. The first part of the paper looks at different potential investments and shows the student examples of NPV and IRR...
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Assessing a Capital Project
This 4 page paper looks at some of the issues that need to be considered when assessing a capital investment. The paper uses the example of McDonalds installing WiFi in their restaurants. The paper looks at the different issues such as risk, cost,...
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