Commercial Financing of Debt
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This 5 page paper looks at the role of debt financing in the growth of business. The different types and reasons for financing are give with examples to illustrate the differences. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEdebtre.wps

Company Financials; AOL Time Warner
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This 10 page paper considers the position of this by looking at the background and fincial situation of the company compared to the industry as a whole and then calculating different capital costs, finishing with the WACC. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEaolfin.rtf

Comparative Analysis of Enron and WorldCom
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A 10 page paper providing vertical and horizontal analyses of Enron and WorldCom financial statements of 1999 and 2000, as well as several financial ratios including current ratio, debt/equity ratio and quick ratio, among others. The purpose here is to examine the balance sheets and income statements of Enron and WorldCom in 1999 and 2000 to determine what the companies could have done differently and which would have been the better investment before their respective falls. The paper concludes that despite the better apparent performance of Enron, WorldCom would have been the better investment. WorldCom was merely mismanaged; Enron set out to defraud investors. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Includes 4 tables.
Filename: KSacctEnrWorldC.rtf

Comparing costs using NPV and IRR
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This 5 page paper answers questions form the student showing how project costs can be compared using net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR). The paper shows the student how to carry out these calculation with some examples, and how they can then be used to make a decision. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEquest6.rtf

Comparing Information Technology in Two Retail Settings - Infrastructure Technologies in the Organization
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This 6 page report discusses the information systems used by two different retail outlets and how the systems compare. Distributors and wholesalers in all facets of retail have also found that using integrated systems gives an entirely new and generally more effective approach to customer marketing. The examples used in this report are both furniture and appliance stores, however one is significantly larger than the other. Both utilize Data General systems as their source for information technology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWretIT.rtf

COMPARISON BETWEEN ERICSSON AND TV GUIDE/GEMSTAR
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This paper examines two stock on the NASDAQ exchange and compares their financials. The paper also summarizes industry conditions and how well these stock are likely to perform in the future. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTerigem.rtf

Competition and Australia’s Banks
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This 5 page report discusses whether or not Australia’s banks exist in a governmental and social system in which the consumer receives virtually nothing while the institutions become outrageously wealthy. Using a letter to the editor written by Geoffrey Warrener of Oyster Bay, NSW, that Australia’s banks operate in what amounts to a competition-free environment, and that they are given inappropriate advantages in the business world that assures their success serves as the basis of the report. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWcompbk.wps

Competition Factors & Risk Management
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A 14 page research paper evaluating two common, but fairly new, business risk factors: sustained slow economic growth and increased (intensive) competition. These two factors affect nearly every industry in the industrialized nations today, but the focus in this paper is only on their effects on the overall retail industry in the United States. Economic growth is only briefly discussed, and only in its relationship to increased competition. The paper tells the tale of two companies, Toys R Us and Specs Music Corporation, and the consequences they face today for not having performed their risk management duties well in the past, and for not evaluating the impact of changing external factors on their company's performance. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Riskmgt.wps

Computer System Buying Decision at Measurement, Inc.
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A 5 page paper presenting a current situation at this company and the result of capital budgeting analysis assessing whether the company should expand its current computer system. Net present value is positive, and based on conservative estimates of net cash inflows resulting from the addition. The paper recommends that the company proceed with the project. Includes a table of the Excel analysis; PowerPoint presentation is not attached but is available. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctMgtMIdecide.rtf

Consumer Credit Scoring
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This practice is evaluated in a 6 page paper which focuses on the banking industry. The pros and cons of using a single score to evaluate consumer loans are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Scor.rtf

Convertible Securities
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This 5 page paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages of the use of convertible securities by both the company and the investor. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEconvsc.wps

Corporate Ethics – A Cursory Look At Responsibilities & Penalties
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Corporate Ethics – A Cursory Look At Responsibilities & Penalties: This 8-page report examines the prevalence of fraud within the “penny stock” and “micro cap” markets. In addition, corruption within the private sector is discussed. Accounts of flagrant stock price manipulation by brokers and other professional analysts have become fairly commonplace, while the SEC strives to stem the tide by implementing more stringent regulations. Bibliography lists 16 sources. SNEthics.wps
Filename: SNEthics.wps