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A SSIG N M EN T I N FO RM ATIO N
Fin an cia l a n d O pera tio nal A naly sis
B y s u cce ssfu lly c o m ple tin g t h is a ssig nm ent, y o u w ill d em onstra te y o ur p ro fic ie ncy in t h e f o ll o w in g c o urs e
c o m pete ncie s a n d a ssig nm ent c rit e ria :
C om pete ncy 3 : D eve lo p a f e asib ilit y a n aly sis f o r a n e ntre p re neuria l v e ntu re .
A naly ze g ath ere d in fo rm atio n p erta in in g t o t h e o p era tin g e nvir o nm ent o f a b usin ess .
A naly ze c o st, r e ve nues, a n d p ro fit a b ilit y f o r a b usin ess v e ntu re .
A naly ze t h e im porta n ce o f p la n nin g .
C om pete ncy 4 : C om munic a te in a m an ner t h at is p ro fe ssio nal a n d c o nsis te nt w it h e xp ecta tio ns f o r
m em bers o f t h e b usin ess p ro fe ssio ns.
C om munic a te in a m an ner t h at is p ro fe ssio nal a n d c o nsis te nt w it h e xp ecta tio ns f o r m em bers
o f t h e b usin ess p ro fe ssio ns.
A ssig nm ent D esc rip tio n
Pre p are t h e f in an cia l r a tio s f o r J .C . P enney C om pan y, In c. (J C P) f o r t h e y e ars in d ic a te d . C alc u la te t h e
re q uir e d f in an cia l r a tio s a n d r e fe re nce t h em in y o ur a n aly sis . In clu d in g t h e f o llo w in g :
Pre p are t h e f in an cia l r a tio s f o r t h e c a le nd ar y e ars o f 2 011, 2 012, a n d 2 013. U se t h e J C P f in an cia l
d ocu m ents (b ala n ce s h eets a n d in co m e s ta te m ents ) lin ke d in t h e R eso urc e s.
C om ment o n t h e d if fe re nce s b etw een J .C . P enney's r a tio s a n d t h e in d ustry a ve ra g es.
D ete rm in e t h e t re nd s e vid ent in t h e f in an cia l s ta te m ents .
W rit e a t h re e-p ag e m em o d iv id ed in to t h e f o llo w in g s e ctio ns:
L iq uid it y .
A sse t m an ag em ent.
L o ng -t e rm d eb t-p ayin g a b ilit y .
P ro fit a b ilit y .
D esc rib e t h e f in an cia l p ro b le m s J .C . P enney c u rre ntly f a ce s in e ach a re a. D ete rm in e p ossib le c a u se s o f e ach
p ro b le m . P ro p ose a ctio ns t h at J .C . P enney s h o uld t a ke t o p re ve nt f u rth er f in an cia l lo sse s. A naly ze t h e
im porta n ce o f u sin g t h ese f in an cia l r a tio s a n d s ta te m ents t o p la n a ctio ns t h at w ould a d d re ss p ote n tia l
p ro b le m s.
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Y our p ap er s h o uld f o llo w a lo g ic a l s tru ctu re a n d b e e vid ence b ase d . U se t h e M EA L P la n s tru ctu re (s e e
R eso urc e s) t o h elp g uid e t h e o rg an iz a tio n o f y o ur p ap er.
M ain id eas : P re se nt t h e m ain p oin ts o r id eas t h at y o u a re m akin g in t h is p ap er.
E vid ence : G iv e u s a r e aso n t o b elie ve y o u. S up port y o ur r e aso ns w it h e vid ence . A ck n o w le d ge o th er
vie w p oin ts a n d r e sp ond t o t h em (B ooth , C olo m b, & W illia m s, 2 009).
A naly sis : Id entif y t h e c o m ponent p arts o f t h e a rtic le s c it e d . Id entif y p atte rn s o r t h em es in t h e a rtic le s
re vie w ed . U se d ata a n d in fo rm atio n f r o m o th ers t o s u p port y o ur m ain p oin ts a n d id eas.
L in k : S yn th esiz e w hat y o u h ave le arn ed . In te g ra te a n d c o m bin e id eas f r o m y o ur s o urc e a rtic le s in to a
n ew w ho le c o nta in in g y o ur o w n id eas.
R efe re nce s
B ooth , W . C ., C olo m b, G . G ., & W illia m s, J . M . (2 009). C ra ft of r e se a rch (3 rd e d .). C hic a g o, IL : U niv e rs it y o f
C hic a g o P re ss.
Y ou m ay u se y o ur s u g geste d r e ad in g m ate ria ls a s s u p portin g r e so urc e s a s w ell a s r e p uta b le s o urc e s y o u
fin d t h ro ug h y o ur o w n r e se arc h . T he F in an cia l R atio C hart (s e e R eso urc e s) is p artic u la rly r e co m m end ed f o r
assis ta n ce w it h y o ur c a lc u la tio ns.
N ote : Y ou w ill b e s u b m it tin g t w o d ocu m ents f o r t h is a ssig nm ent:
1. C om ple te d f in an cia l r a tio s t a b le f o r J .C . P enny C om pan y, In c.
2. T he t h re e-p ag e m em o.
R efe r t o t h e F in an cia l a n d O pera tio nal A naly sis S co rin g G uid e t o e nsu re t h at y o u m ee t t h e g ra d in g c rit e ria
f o r t h is a ssig nm ent.
A ssig nm ent F o rm attin g G uid elin es
Fo rm at y o ur p ap er a s f o llo w s:
R efe re nce s : S up port y o ur p ap er w it h a t le ast t h re e a ca d em ic r e so urc e s f r o m t h e C ap ella lib ra ry . Y ou
m ust u se p ro p er A PA (6 th e d it io n) s ty le t o lis t y o ur r e fe re nce s. R efe r t o t h e C ap ella O nli n e W rit in g
C ente r's A PA S ty le a n d F o rm at m od ule f o r m ore in fo rm atio n.
Le ng th o f p ap er: T he b od y o f t h e m em o m ust b e 3 fu ll p ag es, n o t in clu d in g t h e r e fe re nce s lis t,
a p pend ic e s, o r t h e t it le p ag e. T he c o m ple te d f in an cia l r a tio s t a b le is o ne p ag e.
W rit te n c o m munic a tio n : D eve lo p a ccu ra te w rit te n c o m munic a tio n a n d t h o ug hts t h at c o nve y t h e
o ve ra ll g oals o f t h e p ro je ct. Y our p ap er s h o uld d em onstra te g ra d uate -le ve l w rit in g s k ills a n d s h o uld
b e f r e e o f e rro rs t h at d etra ct f r o m t h e o ve ra ll m essa g e.
F o rm attin g : U se A PA (6 th e d it io n) f o rm attin g , in clu d in g c o rre ct in -t e xt c it a tio ns, p ro p er p unctu atio n,
d oub le -s p acin g t h ro ug ho ut, p ro p er h ead in g s a n d s u b head in g s, n o s k ip ped lin es b efo re h e ad in g s
an d s u b head in g s, p ro p er p ara g ra p h a n d b lo ck in d enta tio n, n o b old in g , o ne-in ch m arg in s a ll a ro un d ,
an d n o b ulle ts . R efe r t o t h e A PA S ty le a n d F o rm at m od ule f o r m ore in fo rm atio n.
F o nt a n d f o nt s iz e : T im es N ew R om an , 1 2 p oin t.
A ssig nm ent S ub m is sio n In stru ctio ns
Sub m it y o ur c o m ple te d a ssig nm ent f o r g ra d in g a n d in stru cto r f e ed back , in clu d in g b oth t h e c o m ple te d
fin an cia l r a tio c h art a n d t h e t h re e-p ag e m em o.
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T urn it in R ep ort : Y ou a re e nco ura g ed t o s u b m it y o ur a ssig nm ent t o t h e T urn it in s o urc e m atc h in g
to ol.
S ub m is sio ns : S ub m it y o ur c o m ple te d a ssig nm ent f o r g ra d in g a n d in stru cto r f e ed back . N ote : Y ou
m ust s e cu re y o ur in stru cto r's a p pro va l f o r y o ur s e le ctio n o f a n e ntre p re neur t o s tu d y f o r t h is c o urs e
p ro je ct. Y ou a re e nco ura g ed t o a d dre ss t h is w it h y o ur in stru cto r b efo re y o u w rit e t h is p ap er.
N ote : Y our in stru cto r m ay a ls o u se t h e W rit in g F eed back T o ol t o p ro vid e f e ed back o n y o ur w rit in g . In t h e
to ol, c lic k o n t h e lin ke d r e so urc e s f o r h elp fu l w rit in g in fo rm atio n.
R eso urc e s
Fin an cia l a n d O pera tio nal A naly sis S co rin g G uid e .
W rit in g F eed back T o ol .
The W rit in g C ente r .
A PA S ty le a n d F o rm at .
M EA L P la n .
F in an cia l R atio C hart .
J C P B ala n ce S heets 2 011–2 013 .
JC P In co m e S heets 2 011-2 013 .
A SSIG N M EN T S U BM IS SIO N
Text S ub m is sio n
W RIT E S U BM IS SIO N
A tta ch F ile s
B RO W SE C O NTE N T C O LLE C TIO N
A D D C O M MEN TS
Com ments
B RO W SE M Y C O M PU TE R
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W hen f in is h ed , m ake s u re t o c lic k S ub m it .
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sa vin g c h an g es.
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