Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Principles in Accounting
This 5 page paper provides data on general principles of accounting. It includes an overview of the profession, why financial data is vital to a company and emphasizes the importance of the integrity of the data. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The RJR Nabisco Hostile Takeover
7 pages in length. An in-depth look at the hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco. This paper includes all the financial ratios and information needed in examining the profitability of a corporation as well as outlining the actions that happened in this...
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The Conflicts within Traditional Accounting Conventions
This 6 page paper considers the conflict present in the different accounting concepts. The concept of prudence and accruals, or matching, are considered in detail with examples. The use of SSAP's (Statement's of Standard Accounting Practice) in the...
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Management Accounting
This 8 page paper considers a case study of a railway being reintroduced into an area by the local council. Questions have been asked regarding the way in which its' performance should be measured quantitatively and qualitatively in financial and...
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The Cost Of Depression
It is a somewhat obvious observation that there are many levels and types of cost associated with depression. The financial aspects reach into almost every aspect of life for the individual, businesses and the nation. The emotional cost is also...
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Supply and Demand
This 5 page paper considers the difference in the supply and demand curves of elastic and inelastic products. The way in which price effects the demand and supply of necessary items and luxuries is examined and illustrations of calculations are...
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Economic Prosperity in 1983
A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts two articles which depict the conditions of the economy during the year 1983. The articles are the U.S. World & News Report's "1983: falling walls, rising dreams" by Michael Barone and Barbara Henniger,...
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Elasticity of Demand and Income
This 6 page paper discusses demand elasticity and income elasticity. The effects of changes in demand and income on the price and market are examined and illustrated with three graphs. The bibliography cited 5 sources.
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The Effect of an Increase in labour Costs in Elastic and Inelastic Economic Environments
This 6 page paper discusses the effects of a rise in the unit tax on labour in an industry where some companies have a very inelastic demand for labour whilst others have a very elastic demand for labour. The paper includes examples and considers...
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Influences on the Competitive Environment in the United Kingdom
This 8 page paper considers aspect of the economic environment which can impact on the competitive nature of businesses. Productivity, wages and exchange rates are examined for their possible effect. To illustrate this the example of the United...
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Managerial Accounting: Case Study Regarding Building a New Version of a Necessary Component and Starting a New Small Business to Produce It
This 14 page report discusses a situation in which an assembly line supervisor for an electronics company comes up with an idea that will improve production methods for a certain necessary component. He presented his idea to the company
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The Effects of a Reduction of Welfare on Food Prices
This 5 page paper considers the hypothetical situation of a 50% reduction in food stamps and determines the possible effects that this would have on food prices. Elasticity, cross elasticity and the power of substitutes are all discussed. The paper...
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"The Banks: The Ongoing Battle for Control of Canada's Richest Business": A Review of the 1999 Book By Les Whittington:
A 10 page overview of the book by financial journalist Les Whittington. Describes Whittington's exceptional ability to gather and regurgitate economic facts in a readable and extremely informative manner. Concentrates on the infrastructure of...
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Newfoundland Fisheries and the Industrial Location Model
This 14 page paper looks at the Newfoundland fisheries. Starting with some background it then applies economic theory to the case. Issues of the location, transportation, price, supply and demand, and the changing market are all illustrated with a...
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The Housing Market in the United Kingdom
This 5 page paper considers the housing market in the United Kingdom from an economics aspect. Issues such as supply and demand are considered with comparisons made to the rest of Europe. The paper contains 2 graphs and the bibliography cites 4...
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