Week 5

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Points Available

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Comments:

Select a business operations data set from the internet or other sources which can be used for forecasting. Next, prepare an Executive Summary that includes the following items with 1 heading per item.

· Executive Summary Example 1

All items must be adequately addressed.

1. Include an Overview/Introduction. 10 points

2. Develop a minimum of three quantitative forecasts (please feel free to use the Forecast Template in this folder. Download and save the file to your computer).

a. Include images of your 3 forecasts in your Executive Summary. 20 points

b. Compare and contrast each quantitative forecast you developed. 20 points

c. Choose the one forecast you determine would be the best for the firm and be prepared to explain why you chose this. 20 points

d. Evaluate the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a financial metrics standpoint. 20 points

3. Include a Summary/Conclusion 10 points

100

Total Available

Total Earned

85

Writing Guidelines

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Not Met

Comments:

Assignment is written as an Executive Summary with no paragraphs greater than 3 sentences

10

Bullet points, headers, font colors, images, and charts are used appropriately

5

Correct spelling, subject-verb agreement, and parallelism.

5

Maximum of 2-3 pages are included for Word files

Maximum of 10 slides are included for PowerPoint files

5

Includes APA-formatted references and In-text citations.. Be creative with the location of the citation and references.

5

Total Available

Total Earned

30

Assignment Total

130

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