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ACC 660 Final Project Milestone Three: University Day Care Center Case Study

Overview: For Milestone Three, you will complete a rough draft of the critical elements for Case Study 2: University Day Care Center. In this rough draft, there are only three grading criteria categories: Proficient for 100%, Needs Improvement for 70%, and Not Evident for 0%. It is important to note that though there are only three grading categories for this milestone, when you are creating your final submission, there will be a fourth category, Exemplary, that must be met to achieve a full 100%. This means that you must implement any feedback from your instructor and add the information to meet the requirements of the Exemplary category. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:

 Analyze fiscal budgets utilizing data from multiple programs for defending both revenue and expenditure forecasts and realignments Case Study 2: University Day Care Center Prompt: For this assignment, review the case study and respond to the following questions:

A. Analyze the fiscal budget at the University Day Care Center (UDC). What is the source of the financial problems? B. Compare the budget to actuals and explain the reason for the differences. C. As the controller, what corrective action would you recommend to management in order to continue the day care center? Defend your

recommendation. D. Prepare a memorandum to the board identifying five recommendations along with support for each.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Element Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Case Study 2: Source

Analyzes the fiscal budget at the University Day Care Center and identifies the source of the financial problems

Analyzes the fiscal budget at the University Day Care Center but does not identify the source of the financial problems

Does not analyze the fiscal budget at the University Day Care Center

25

Case Study 2: Actuals

Compares the budget to actuals and explains the reason for the differences

Compares the budget to actuals but does not explain the reason for the differences

Does not compare the budget to actuals

20

Case Study 2: Corrective Action

Recommends and defends a corrective action in order to continue the day care center

Recommends a corrective action in order to continue the day care center but does not defend recommendation

Does not a recommend corrective action

25

Case Study 2: Five Recommendations

Prepares a memo to the board identifying five recommendations and provides support for each

Prepares a memo to the board identifying five recommendations but does not provide support for each

Does not prepare a memo to the board identifying five recommendations

20

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%