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
Paper Title: Assessing a Potential Contract

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
Paper Title: Assessing a Potential Investment

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
Paper Title: Assessing a Potential Investment in an MRI Scanner

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.
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Paper Title: Assessing a Potential Price for an Equities Future Contract

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
Paper Title: Assessing a Project

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
Paper Title: Assessing a Project; NPV, IRR and WACC

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
Paper Title: Assessing a Property Investment

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
Paper Title: Assessing Accounting Practices at Enron

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
Paper Title: Assessing an Investment Opportunity

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
Paper Title: Assessing an Unprofitable Firm