Assignment 1:
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Budgeting in uncertainty is challenging. The decisions made by budget managers affect the direction and future of every company. Having a thorough understanding of the components of capital budgeting is essential to developing an appropriate budget.
Choose a public company, and discuss the following:
- In your opinion, what is 1 long-term goal of the company? Explain your answer.
- What is a capital expenditure?
- Describe a capital expenditure of the company. Why is this item a capital expenditure? Explain your answer.
- How does this capital expenditure contribute to the long-term goals of the company as described earlier? Explain your answer.
- What are the challenges for the budget manager for this particular capital expenditure? Explain your answer.
- What is a potential solution for the budget manager? Explain your answer.
Assignment 2
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Part 1
Having experienced a robust debate discussion on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis and strategic planning for a particular fast-food franchise, it is time to shift gears a bit and consider the competition in the fast-food industry. Read this article to frame this week’s discussion. Complete the following:
- Identify 1 or 2 other major competitors in the fast-food industry, and describe their sources of competitive advantage.
- Discuss a current issue that this industry faces. It could be favorable or unfavorable to the industry.
- Which of the major competitors has the strongest competitive advantage and ability to overcome the barriers presented by the current issues identified and why?
Part 2:Â
-  provide an argument ‘FOR’ the success of the fast-food franchise's competitors. Submit your position by posting in the Unit 2 Debate forum, under the ‘FOR’ topic.
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