Prompt:
You are an employee in the Financial Department of a medium-sized company of your choice. The company must determine the feasibility of the company making an investment in a new product line overseas or keeping it in the US. Propose the methods or techniques used to make proper capital budgeting decisions.
Assignment Directions:
- Important: Use the Week 7 template provided for this assignment. Include citations in each section.
- You will NOT develop the actual case analysis and provide an outcome.
For this assignment, apply AI tools to research a company for a product line. In a minimum of 675 content words:
- Describe the product.
- Identify 3 qualitative and 3 quantitative factors to consider and justify why you included each in analyzing the scenario presented.
- Evaluate the similarities and differences between investing in the US and in a foreign country and include a discussion on free trade.
- Determine the various financial, operational, and strategic factors needed to support a recommendation for or against company expansion.
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Week 7 Assignment
Name
University
Course BUSN604: Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Instructor
Date
Introduction
Introduce the topic for this paper. Discuss the how, what, why, where, who as you determine the feasibility of investing in a new product line in a foreign country, or keeping operations in the U.S. You may wish to choose a specific product as an example in the analysis.
Factors
A. Qualitative
In this section, define qualitative factors. Identify and describe a minimum of 3 factors you could use in your analysis. Why is it important to include qualitative measures in decision-making?
B. Quantitative
In this section, define quantitative factors. Identify and describe a minimum of 3 factors you could use in your analysis. Why is it important to include quantitative measures in decision-making?
C. Similarities
Discuss the similarities when considering an investment in the U.S., or in a foreign country.
D. Differences
Discuss the differences when considering an investment in the U.S., or in a foreign country.
Conclusion
Wrap up major points you would share with others in the Finance Department.
References
Include a minimum of 2 references.