Excess Income; Questionable Practices
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This 4 page paper looks at a case where a business owner believes he is being over charged for stock and his manger is being given back handers to allow the price increases. The paper starts by examining the managers finances, looking at income, expenditure, assets and liabilities to determine if there is any unexplained income. The paper then consider other possible solutions to the situation. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEbribes.rtf

Exchange Rate Exposure at Intel and AMD
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This 9 page paper examines the way that both Intel and AMD use hedging to reduce their exposure to exchange rate risks. The paper outlines the way both companies undertake hedging and their goals and then assessing which has the most beneficial approach. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEintamd.rtf

Exchange Rate Management
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The volatility of exchange rates can cause substantial problems for U.S. companies as they begin to import and export in foreign currencies. This 9 page research paper examines currency exchange, currency contracts, foreign currency accounts, rate options, and more. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Excrate2.wps

Exchange Rate Questions
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This 6 page paper answers questions posed by the student. The paper looks at the benefits of using the sport market for currency exchange the role of Eurocurrency and the use of Eurobonds. The paper then considers the impact of interest rates on exchange rates and the ability of companies to predict future exchange rates. The paper ends with an example of how to calculate which loan a company should accept, where there are different interest rates in different countries. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEexcqus.rtf

Exchange Rate Theories
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This 5 page paper outlines various exchange rate theories and their accuracy. These include Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), Covered Interested Rate Parity (CIRP), Uncovered Interested Rate Parity (UCIRP), The Monetary Approach and the Monetarist Model. The bibliography cites 6 pages.
Filename: TEexcthr.rtf

Executive Fitness Center and Spa Financials
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An 8 page financial analysis for the startup business discussed in KSexecHlthSpa. Discussed are total startup costs; investors' expected contribution; first-year breakeven analysis; and anticipated cash flow patterns. Also included are sales forecasts for the first five years and pro forma profit and loss. No sources listed.
Filename: KSexecFitFin.rtf

Executive Fruit Case Study
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This 6 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student which requires projections to be made for 4 years based on a specified growth level and different interest rates. The paper then considers how outsourcing may help reduce costs. The paper cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEexctruit.rtf

Executive Salaries
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This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the salaries and compensation given to the highest US executives and discusses any patterns in terms of increases and looks at movement between the top paying industries. The second part of the paper takes 10 random Fortune 500 companies identifies the CEO’s salary and compensation package and compares this to the average wages. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEtopsal.rtf

Exmouth PLC Case Study
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This 13 page paper examines at a set of annual accounts supplied by the student and looks at the profitability, the working capital utilisation, the liquidity, the gearing and capital structure, the cash flow and the stock market indicators. Ratio are calculated and all calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEexmouth.rtf

EXPECTED CASH FLOW – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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This 5-page paper covers the FASB Concept Statement 7, which details fair value of cash flows. Issues discussed include the basis of the concept, what was done prior to the concept and whether this statement is a good method by which to measure fair value.
Filename: MTexcafl.rtf

Expense Payment System
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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 checks. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEexpsyst.rtf

Explaining Present Value Calculations
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This 3 page paper examines the way that some present values can be calculated, talking the student through questions that they have been given. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEpresvalu.rtf

Explaining Rising Profits But a Fall in Return on Capital Invested
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This 3 page paper looks at how and why it is possible for a firm that has profit levels that are increasing significantly to show a decline in the return on capital invested (ROCI). The example of Microsoft between 1997 and 2004 is used as an example. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEROCImsft.rtf

EXPLANATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GIBERSON'S GLASS STUDIO
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This 8-page paper presents a case study for a glass-blower's business, and provides an accounting-based analysis for recommendations. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTglassacct.rtf

Exploring Activity-Based Costing at Guam's Palace Hotel
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An 8 page paper assessing the potential usefulness of applying ABC to the food service operation at the Palace Hotel Guam. ABC has been replacing traditional costing methods in manufacturing settings for years, but it is not often applied to or used in service settings and for the most part is practically unknown in restaurant and hotel businesses. The paper moves through several modules to conclude that ABC could be valuable for the Palace. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSacctABCpalaHot.rtf

Exxon Mobile
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This 16 page paper examines Exxon Mobile looking at the approach to general corporate risk management, the company’s financial structure, the market risk and the way the company deal with market risk. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEexxconmob.rtf

Factors Affecting Financial Institutions
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A 30 page paper that investigates the regulations, technology, and economic factors that have affected financial institutions and how these affect the American people. The writer begins with an introduction that identifies some of the older regulations that influenced how financial institutions operate. The next section discusses, in depth, how economic and regulatory actions have greatly influenced financial institutions, like banks. This section identifies the laws past in the last two decades and their effects. The third section deals with technology and the dramatic impact this has had on this industry. Finally, some comments are offered regarding future financial institutions. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: PGfinan.wps

Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Internal Audit in the Public Sector
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This 10 page paper considers different influences which will impact on the effectiveness of an internal audit in the public sector; factors discussed include the general accounting system in the public sector, internal controls, relationship with external audit, relationship with management and management support, regulations and standards, the qualifications and expertise of auditors, the way audit recommendations are implemented and the audit committee. The bibliography cites 14 sources.
Filename: TEinfIA1.rtf

Factors One Should Consider When Establishing A Useful Management Accounting Information System
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This 5 page paper considers what factors need to be looked at before a company decides upon, and implements a new management accounting information system. Factors discussed include functionality, current and future information needs, the decision whether to buy or lease and influence and impact on employees. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEestaccs.rtf

Fair Value Accounting
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This 4 page paper examines the use of fair value accounting, looking at what it is the how it is used according to various IAS and IFRS regulations. The paper then uses IAS 39 as an example to explore how this can impact on annual company accounts. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEfairval.rtf

Fannie Mae
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An 8 page paper discussing the company that grew from its 1938 creation by Congress as the Federal National Mortgage Association. Today, it is responsible for its own business results but its continued existence is mandated by the federal government. It cannot merge into another company and so disappear, nor does it have complete freedom to seek its own course. Its purpose is to ensure liquidity in the mortgage market serving low- to middle-income families, a purpose it continues to serve quite well. Bibliography lists 10 sources; includes a chart and a table.
Filename: KSFanMae.wps

Fannie Mae
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A 14 page paper that offers a comprehensive discussion and examination of Fannie Mae. The Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae, was originally chartered in 1937. Today, Fannie Mae is the largest buyer of mortgages for single-family homes in the nation. It does not act as the mortgage originator, instead, it buys the mortgages from the primary lenders. This paper introduces Fannie Mae discussing its operation and purpose. The essay than provides historical background of Fannie Mae, which leads into a discussion of the mortgage industry and also describes technological advances Fannie Mae is using and how these affect its operations. The next section presents a SWOT of Fannie Mae. The final section is recommendations for Fannie Mae. An executive summary is included. 1 Table reporting the most recent revenue and profits for the institution is included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGfnmae.rtf

FASB and Accounting Guidance for Consolidation of Special-Purpose Entities
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This 7 page report discusses the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) anticipated approval of an Exposure Draft attempting to establish appropriate guidance and standards for the consolidation of special-purpose entities (SPE) may result in implementation of procedures that, hopefully, will clarify rules and applications. The reason such an issue is of particular concern at this point in time is the fact that the inappropriate accounting practices at Enron included the use of SPEs and the ways in which the venerable Arthur Anderson accounting firm chose to look away from how SPEs were being used there. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWfasb.rtf

Fed's Bernanke wanted to block AIG bonuses (Summary and Reaction)
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This 3 page paper highlights points in this article and provides a reaction to the situation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA912cpa.rtf

FEDERAL RESERVE AND COMPARISON WITH STATES
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This 6-page paper compares revenues from the Federal Reserve of San Fransisco to some of the states for which it is responsible. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTfedsbud.rtf

Federal Reserve And Monetary Policy
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A 4 page paper that begins by explaining what monetary policies are and how they are used to stabilize the economy. The writer then discusses what the Federal Reserve Bank is and its importance to the economy of the United States. The writer then reports the current economic state of the nation and the direction of recent monetary policies. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGfedmp.rtf

Federal Reserve And Monetary Policy - Effect On Economy
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This 10 page paper begins with an overview of the Federal Reserve Bank system, its duties and importance. The different monetary policy instruments the Fed uses are explained and discussed with examples, e.g., open market operations, reserve requirements and the discount window. Each is discussed. Examples include how the Fed used its options after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and again, how the Fed used its instruments following Katrina. The writer demonstrates that while monetary policy can expand or constrain economic growth, events in the economy also affect what the Federal Reserve Bank will do. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGfedo5.rtf

Federal Reserve Board
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This 8 page paper describes the creation and the role of the Federal Reserve Board. Consequences of its actions are explored and several economic views are provided. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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FEDERAL RESERVE, GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY
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This 9-page paper explores how well the government and Fed have worked to control the economy during the past three years. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTfedgovec.rtf

FedEx 2006 – 2007
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This 4 page paper examines FedEx for the financial year 2006 and 2007. Written in three parts the first part looks at cash flows for the year, including revenue, profits and general cash flow. The second part of the paper considers the assets and liabilities of the company. The third part of the paper discusses the stability of the company over this period. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEFedEx7.rtf

FedEx 5 Year Performance Financial Years 2001 – 2005
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This 9 page paper examines 12 financial ratios for FedEx between the years 2001 to 2005, including gross and net profit, return on assets and equity, earnings per share, as well as ratios concerning valuations, liquidity and different types of efficiency. Each ratio is compared to the industry average and a paragraph is written about each. The paper finishes with a conclusion about the future of the company. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEfedex05.rtf

FedEx Working Capital Management
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A 4 page paper discussing working capital management at Federal Express. Overall, it appears that FedEx deals with its working capital well, but it should not miss out on returns it could gain on the cash it holds. If FedEx truly has no short term investments, it should seek out some useful ones to use for better working capital management. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSfinFedXcap.rtf

FIN 46 AND HOME BUILDERS
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This 8-page paper discusses FIN 46, SPEs and how this new statement could impact companies, including home-builders. Emphasis in this paper is placed on structures to help comply with FIN 46. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTfina46.rtf

Finance and Accounting Problems
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4 pages addresses 2 accounting and finance problems. The first involves Banbury Corporation’s acquisition of Luttrell Co., which owned residential investment property that Banbury did not want. The second discusses Ms. Sack’s investment in Dylan, consisting of $20,000 cash and $20,000 (FMV, basis $2,000), concluding that half of the capital gains on the sale of her interest in the company are short-term, half long-term. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSacctProbMrgr.rtf

Finance and Operations Management Analyses
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This 6 page paper includes several hypothetical and actual situations, as presented or requested by a student, in order to explore several topics pertinent to business administration. Included is an analysis of Intel, inclusive of a liquidity ratio calculation and cash flow analysis. Information on financing debt is explored in a fictitious letter and a case study involving the expansion of a hotel is provided. Finally, a service delivery model is presented and assessed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA019MBA.rtf

Finance at Acme Sales
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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 beliefs; tax planning; ratio analysis; currency hedging; and investor relations. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSfinAcmeS.rtf

Finance at GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca
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A 15 page paper discussing financial valuation of the world's largest and fifth-largest pharmaceutical companies. Each has undergone immense changes in recent years, and the industry currently is in a state of change. The paper discusses accounting differences and gives a background of the two companies, assesses differences in financial results and finally makes a determination of AstraZeneca's stock price in 2005 using cash flow determination. Includes 2 tables and 1 chart. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSglaxoAst.wps

Finance Decisions at Carriage Motors
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A 10 page paper discussing expansion decisions for an auto body repair shop. The paper provides capital budgeting analysis for a term of ten years, at discount rates of 14%, 20% and 25%; payback; and discounted payback. Payback for the project occurs in year 4, but discounted payback does not occur within the period. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSacctCarriageNPV.rtf

Finance Investment: Diversifying Investment Opportunities
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of an issue paper on finance investment. This paper incliudes an executive summary, a letter of transmittal and a research paper. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHInves3.rtf

Finance Questions
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This 4 page paper answers two questions set by the student, the first assesses a firms likely future performance the second considers if a company is suitable to be taken public. The bibliography cites 1 sources.
Filename: TEfinquest1.rtf