Guidelines andRubric
The company I have selected is Target Corporation
By now you have the knowledge of how to evaluate the equity of the company, analyze the market economy’s behavior, and predict a company’s futurebehavior throughforecasting.Basedonthisknowledge,youwillidentifyanddescribebusinessopportunitiesthatthecompanyshouldpursueandexplainthe benefits/costs of thesedecisions.
Prompt:Inthissection,discusstheincrementalimpactofahypothetical,butreasonable,simplenewinvestmentproject,suchasanew productorfacilityora cost-cuttinginvestment,asaninitialstepinthinkingaboutthefuture.Besure toaddressthefollowing:
A. Basedonyourknowledgeofthisorganization,whatisalikelyinvestmentitwouldconsiderandwhy?Besure to describethebasicfeaturesofthe investmentasafoundationforconsideringitspotentialfinancialimpact.
B. Evaluatetheapproximatecostsandbenefitsoftheinvestmentyouidentified,explaininghowthesewouldaffectyourspreadsheetprojectionsandbusinessdecisions.Estimatesaresufficient,butshouldbegroundedincommonsenseandinsightinto theorganization.
C. Howdoesthepotentialinvestmentaffectbudgetingandrelatedbusinessdecisions?Forexample,doestheinvestmentinvolvesignificantcashspending thiscomingyear,followedbybenefitsinthefollowingyear?Howmightthataffectshort-termandlong-termspendingpriorities?Doesthebenefit outweigh thecost?
GuidelinesforSubmission:YourBusinessOpportunitiesreportshouldbeapproximately2–4pageslong(excludingtitlepage,spreadsheetsandgraphs,and referenceslist).Itshouldbedoublespaced,with12-pointTimesNewRomanfontandone-inchmargins,andshouldusethelatestguidelines for APAformatting forreferencesandcitations.Pleasealsoincludeyourname,coursename,andsubmissiondateonthetitlepage.
