Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

ISA 610
This 9 page paper looks at the draft changes for ISA 610 Using the Work of Internal Auditors, looking at the changes, why the changes are needed, what the standard may be trying to achieve and the way in which internal audits may be perceived and...
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Using CVP for Handheld
This 4 page paper is based on a fictitious scenario provided by the student. The paper outlines the way cost profit volume analysis may be used to assess a price and break even point. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Calculating Compound Interest
This 3 page paper shows a student how to calculate compound interest, looking at the traditional approach, with an annual calculation as well as the shorter method using an equation. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Westchester Case Study
This 3 page paper is based on a case study provided by the student, which involves breaches of internal controls and a fraudulent expenses claim. The paper answers a set of questions regarding a fictitious company, concerning the way in which the...
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Article on Microeconomics - Summary and Discussion
This 9 page paper looks at an article by Kolbert (2008),
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Interest Rates in an Open Economy
This 4 page paper answers questions set by the student, looking at issues concerning interest rates in an open economy. The first question looks at what is meant by capital mobility and the concept of perfect and imperfect mobility. The way in...
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Debt Ratio Recommendations for Three Companies
This 5 page paper looks at the way in which different debt ratios may be advisable for different types of company, looking at the type of operations they undertake on the customers they serve and the markets in which they operate. Three different...
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Acaria Communications Group Plc Case Study
This 10 page paper looks at a case supplied by student, concerning a firm looking at closing an office. The first part of the paper assesses the performance of a company using a ratio analysis. The questions also look t the way costs are allocated,...
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Recasting McDonalds Costs
This 3 page paper speculates on the way in which McDonald's allocates costs based on product type, and considers the way in which absorption costing may be better placed with the use of activity-based costing, providing a basic example, including...
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QUESTIONS ABOUT U.S. TREASURY BILLS
This 9-page paper discusses U.S. Treasury bills and China's investment in these financial instruments. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Financial Management of a Firm Preparing to be Listed
This 14 page paper takes the perspective of a financial manager for a firm and assesses the issues that will need to be considered when guiding the firm from private status to publicly listed firm, looking at issues such as the way that the firm...
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Driving Innovation Through Incentives
This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of organizational innovation. The role of incentive programs in driving innovation is explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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FASB Statement
This 3 page paper looms at the changes that have been brought in as a result of the revision to SFAS 141 and SFAS 160, accounting for entities where there is a controlling interest and accounting for non controlling interests. The contents of the...
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Horizontal, Vertical and Ratio Analysis
This 3 page paper explains the concepts of horizontal, vertical and ratio analysis, showing how they may be used in order to examine the financial performance of an organization, discussing examples of their use. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Assessing Healthcare Interventions
This 11 page paper looks at the ways a choice between two healthcare provisions may be assessed. The paper uses the example of two interventions to reduce cancer. The way ethical issues and economic assessment are discussed and a cost benefit...
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