Assessing a Potential Price for an Equities Future Contract
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This 3 page paper considers how an investor can determine at what price they will be prepared to buy an equity futures contract. The paper uses the company McDonalds in 2006 as an example to show the different considerations. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEMcDoneqit.rtf

Assessing a Project
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This 9 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student, the paper examines why future income is worth less that the same amount received today. Using NPV calculation and influence diagrams the paper assesses a project to determine if advice would be to accept or reject the project proposal. The writer shows the student how to analyse each of the separate variables to reach a decision. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEproass.rtf

Assessing a Project; NPV, IRR and WACC
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This 5 page paper looks at how net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and weighted average cost of capital (WACC) are calculated. The writer does this by looking at a hypothetical project for an existing company and calculating the relevant figures. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEinvmcd.wps

Assessing a Property Investment
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This 16 page paper examines a case study provided by a student looking at the potential return on a property investment and how the return may be calculated uses periodic return measures as well as multi-period measures such as Net Present t Vale (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The writer demonstrates how to undertake the calculations. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEpropty1.rtf

Assessing Accounting Practices at Enron
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A 6 page paper seeking to determine how Enron should it now approach its financial reporting. The purpose here is to present a method that senior management can use to arrive at sound and appropriate decisions regarding the matter of financial reporting. The paper discusses several approaches to decision-making, choosing the rational model (problem identification, development of available alternatives; choice of the best alternative) as the framework in which Enron should proceed. The paper recommends four months for review of financial records created well after the scandal unfolded, creation of another approach and implementation of the new system. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSacctEnronDec.rtf

Assessing an Investment Opportunity
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This 4 page paper considers a fictitious medium term investment opportunity supplied by the student and assesses it as an investment. Looking first at non financial elements, such as the long term viability of the product and the competitive environment and then for short term issues such as cash flow and the rate of return discounted using NPV.
Filename: TEinvopt.rtf

Assessing an Unprofitable Firm
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This 3 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. A firm is making a loss; the paper looks at the costs and non financial factors to consider whether or not the firms should be closed. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEnonproft.rtf

Assessing Capital Investments with Reference to Future Income Streams
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This 7 page paper discusses the following statement; “Capital investment decisions are those decisions that involve current outlays in return for a stream of benefits in future years”. This is discusses with references to investment assessment tools that discount future income stream including net present value and internal rate of return. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEfutureinc.rtf

Assessing Cash Flow at FedEx
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A 4 page paper examining cash flow at FedEx 2003 – 2005. It was during this period that FedEx acquired Kinko's, a fact reflected in the company's changes in cash. The paper includes 10 quotes from an introductory accounting textbook. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Assessing Cash Flow at FedEx and UPS
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A 6 page paper examining cash flow at FedEx 2003 – 2005. It was during this period that FedEx acquired Kinko's, a fact reflected in the company's changes in cash; it was shortly before this period that UPS acquired Mailboxes, Etc to create the UPS Stores. The paper includes 10 quotes from an introductory accounting textbook. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSacctCaFlFdxUps.rtf