Connie Findley University of Phoenix June 14, 2010 School Finance Issue Paper There is a popular myth that government sponsored public education is cost free to students, families and teachers (Darden, 2007). The economic crisis has resulted in a wave of reduced funding sources for school districts around the country. As state and city budgets have been slashed, the consequences for districts are dire (Trainor, […]

Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? A major drawback is that there is unlimited liability to the owner. The advantage is simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. 2. What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability? Explain briefly. It allows […]

Preparing bank reconciliation of all bank accounts on receipt of the bank statement. Preparing bank reconciliation of all bank accounts on receipt of the bank statement is a form of detective control. Bank reconciliation is done to ascertain that the balance shown in the cashbook at the end of a given accounting period is correct by comparing it with the bank statement or passbook supplied […]

Managerial Finance 1 Assignment 01 11-13 -12 1). A limited partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability. Under these terms, one or more partners are designated general partners and have unlimited liability for the debts of the firm; others contributors are designated limited partners and are liable only for their initial contribution. For example, if partner A and B contribute and of […]

International Finance is a branch of the entire financial industry, involving the relationship between two or more countries’ monetary policy and macroeconomic. International financial researches the global financial system, international monetary system, balance of payments, exchange rates, FDI. It is sometimes also referred to as cross-border finance. In addition to issues mentioned before, international financial studies investors and multinational corporations, as well as the international […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case study seeks to analyse the intended merger between London Stock Exchange Plc and TMX Group, Inc, the operators of London and Canada’s largest stock exchanges respectively. The intended merger is offering TMX Group’s shareholders 2.9963 shares in the newly created entity, for every TMX share owned. The aim of the merger is supposedly to create synergies and shareholder wealth for all […]

“The nexus between economic and environmental problems is clearly evident in the widespread and serious social and economic impacts associated with soil erosion, desertification, deforestation, urban congestion and squalor and excessive and unmanaged emissions of pesticides, heavy metals, air pollutants, and solid and liquid industrial and residental waste (Long, 1990 cited by Daniels, 2005, p.454). From restrictions forced through politics on Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in 1987, […]

1.0 Introduction – background to financial crash of 2007-8 This essay will examine the background and unfolding of the 2007-2008 financial crisis and its impact on the theory and practice of corporate finance. I will analyse whether changes to the way the financial and non-financial corporate sector operated over recent years contributed to the depth and severity of the crisis. Specifically, financial deregulation in the […]

This article furnishes its readers with relevant tips for parents who want to successfully send their children to school as they reach for some higher level of scholastic learning. It begins with the basic problematic most countries the world over is beset: government subsidies to defray the expensive cost of education for students (and parents at that) do not seem to cover that much. The […]

FIN 3414 (Intermediate Financial Management) Sample TEST  At anytime during the test, you can’t have anything other than your test, pencil, eraser, calculator and formula sheet on your desk. 3. ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTIONS/TALKING DURING EXAMINATION 4. Don’t forget to hand in your Formula Sheet. 5. Read, write your name and sign below. , I solemnly declare that I will not cheat or help others in […]