Article Review / Technical Analysis For The Stock Market
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A 3 page review of an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled: Technical Analysis Successfully Tests Old Resistance Level of Fundamentalists. The article cites successful uses of technicals and also offers opposing opinions.
Filename: Techs.wps

Aspen Technology Inc Case Study
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This 5 page paper is based on a case study supplied b the student. The company sells licenses which customers pay for in installments over a number of years. The questions answered discuss financial issues related to the case, including why customers may want to pay in installments, the ways finance are raised by the company and the issues associated with the chosen hedging strategy. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEaspen1.rtf

Assessing 2 Projects Using Net Present Value
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This 4 page paper assesses two projects showing NPV calculations. The paper presents the net present values, looks at which of the projects could be accepted and then considers how NPV can be used and other issues that should be taken into account before a decision is made. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEprojNPV.rtf

Assessing a Business
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This 12 page paper answers questions asked by the student. The first part of the paper considers how understanding segmentation may help with know who the target market for a skill resort. This question also consider what the marketing mix is and how it can and is being used. The second part of the paper shows the student how to draw up a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The third part consider break even point on the projected figures and includes a graph with fixed, variable and total costs shown and income plotted to demonstrate break even point. The last part of the paper looks at a business proposal, calculated the NPV of two options and demonstrates how to calculate the internal rate of return, before making a recommendation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEquet13.rtf

Assessing a Capital Project
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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, internal politics and PR. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEcapprojas.rtf

Assessing a Company Value for Investment Purposes
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This 4 page paper looks at a case presented by the student where the weighted average cost of capital needs to be calculated using the CAPM, the company assessed as an investment and then valued with different methods.
Filename: TEkobese.rtf

Assessing a New Product at Reliance Communications
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A 5 page paper examining the wisdom of introducing a new communications device. The management of Reliance Communication, Ltd. needs to assess the wisdom of approving a budget for a new product. It has introduced several new products in recent years, but none has been commercially successful. The company needs to ensure that the current project has more than only a chance to succeed. The paper determines the break-even point of the project and makes recommendations as to how Reliance should proceed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSmktgProdIntroNPV.rtf

Assessing a Potential Contract
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This 14 page paper considers a case study provided by the student where a contract is offered and a company has to decide whether it is worth accepting, and if it is worth accepting which options regarding investment are worth taking up. This is undertaken using NPV, IRR and profitability index. Influencing factors are risks are also considered. Example calculations are demonstrated to show the student how they may carry out similar calculations. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcase01.rtf

Assessing a Potential Investment
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A 4 page paper discussing measures that an investor should want to assess when considering the stock of a company. Here, an individual is considering investing in the stock of Prime Properties, Inc., a property management and real estate firm. Measures the investor should want to examine include working capital and ratios of profitability, liquidity and leverage. The balance sheet is not available, but revenues and expenses have declined over 3 years as interest expense has risen. The investor would need to assess the balance sheet to find the ratios discussed in the paper, nearly all of which require the use of current assets, current liabilities, total assets and stockholders' equity to determine. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSstkInvMeas.rtf

Assessing a Potential Investment in an MRI Scanner
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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 made, such as the opportunity itself, the strategies, the impact of existing competition and the potential risks. The paper then presents costings and a break even analysis. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEMriinv.rtf