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D em onstr a te u nders ta ndin g o f M odule s 1 to 3 b y b uild in g a s o lid fin ancia l b usin ess c a se fo r a b usin ess e xp ansio n. F ocu s o n p re se ntin g a nd e xp la in in g th e fin ancia l in fo rm atio n to g ain a ppro va l o f th e b usin ess c a se . N ote : A ss u m e th e r e a der d oes n ot u nders ta nd a ny o f th e te rm s y o u a re g oin g to u se to b uild y o ur b usin ess c a se . F or e xa m ple , th e e xp ecte d r e tu rn o n i n ve stm ent is 2 0% w hic h m eans th e in it ia l in ve stm en t p lu s a n e xtr a 2 0% .

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H elp b uild a s o lid b usin ess c a se fo r C in dy L ou’s ( e xis tin g c a ndy s h op) to la unch th e fir s t e ve r l e m onade tr u ck in W hoville . C in dy L ou’s h as b een s e llin g e ig ht fla vo urs o f le m onade in th eir c a ndy s h op fo r th e p ast 1 2 m onth s a nd it h as b een a h uge s u cce ss.

S olu tio ns c o nsid ere d : 1 . D o n oth in g 2 . L aunch a p erm anent le m onade c a rt o uts id e W hoville C andy F acto ry 3 . L aunch a m obile le m onade tr u ck(re co m men ded) C in dy L ou’s m obile le m onade tr u ck w ill s e ll a ll e ig ht fla vo urs . A ll le m on ades a re th e s a m e s iz e .

A ll fla vo urs s e ll fo r $ 7 a nd c o st $ 3.0 0 ( T o ta l fix e d a nd v a ria ble c o sts ). A ssu m e a n a ve ra ge o f 2 50 le m onade tr u ck c u sto m ers a re s e rv e d p er d ay a nd th e tr u ck o pera te s 3 00 d ays p er y e ar.

A fa nta stic m obile fo od tr u ck is fo r s a le o n W hoville M ark e tp la ce fo r $ 40,0 00. T he tr u ck is e xp ecte d to b e w orth $ 5000 in fiv e y e ars . O pera tin g a nd m ain te nance c o sts a re e xp ecte d to b e $ 300 p er m onth . $ 2000 w ill lik e ly b e s p e nt o n p erm it s , lic e nse s, a nd le gal c o m plia nce p er y e ar.

T w o d rin k d is p ensin g m ach in es n eed to b e p urc h ase d. E xis tin g p oin t o f s a le ( P O S) m obile a pp w ill b e u se d fo r th e m obile fo od tr u ck ( n o a ddit io nal fe es). L oans a re a va ila ble a t 3 .7 5% fr o m W hoville F un-d in g. A ll m ark e tin g w ill b e d one u sin g s o cia l m ed ia a nd in th e c a ndy s h op.

A ny o th er fin ancia l in fo rm atio n m ust b e r e se arc h e d a nd e xp la in ed in th e b usin ess c a se .

A ssu m ptio ns: ● A ll n on-fin ancia l a naly sis ( m ark e t a naly sis … ) h as b een d one a nd is fa vo ura b le ● T he c a ndy s h op w ill b e r e sp onsib le fo r o rd e rin g s u pplie s,e tc u sin g e xis tin g v e ndors a nd p ro ce sse s. ● F ood a nd b eve ra ge tr u cks m ake a n a ve ra g e o f 7 .7 % in p ro fit p er y e ar A ssig nm ent R equir e m ents : ● E xecu tiv e s u m mary : B rie f o ve rv ie w o f th e c o nte nts o f y o ur b usin ess c a se to e nco ura ge t h e r e ader to fin d o ut m ore in fo rm atio n. ● O pportu nit y : ○ Q uic k o ve rv ie w o f th e o pportu nit y . N o m ore th an a fe w s e nte nce s to a p ara g ra p h i n le ngth ● R eco m men ded s o lu tio n: ○ P ro vid e a b rie f o ve rv ie w o f th e s o lu tio ns c o nsid ere d a nd e xp la in w hy th e r e co m mended s o lu tio n is th e b est o ptio n ● F in an cia l in fo rm atio n: ○ T horo ughly o utlin e th e p ro je cte d fin ancia l c o sts fo r th e r e co m mended s o lu tio n, a nd th en w eig h th em a gain st th e b enefit s . D em on str a te th e r e co m mended s o lu tio n is w orth th e b udget r e quir e d. U se th e in fo rm atio n fr o m M od ule s 1 to 3 to b uild a s o lid b usin ess c a se . D em onstr a te y o ur u nders ta ndin g o f th e c o urs e m ate ria ls b y e xp la in in g th e fin ancia l in fo rm atio n y o u a re p re se ntin g in a c o ncis e m anner . ■ F in ancia l o ve rv ie w : ● B udget ● R eve nue ● E xp ense s ● H urd le r a te ● N et P re se nt V alu e ● R etu rn o n In ve stm ent ● P ayb ack P erio d ● P ric in g s tr u ctu re ( s a m e a s th e c a ndy s h o p) ● F in ancia l r a tio s ● E la stic it y ● P ro pose d fu ndin g s o urc e (s ), te rm s, e tc ... ● C ost b enefit a naly sis ● K ey fin ancia l s ta te m ent in fo rm atio n s u ch a s e xis tin g c a sh flo w s ● C onclu sio n: ○ W rit e a p ers u asiv e c o nclu sio n e m phasiz in g th e b enefit s o f th e o pportu nit y a nd r e quest a ppro va l o f th e b usin ess c a se ● A ppen dix : ○ B usin ess c a se fin ancia ls s p re adsh eet ( file a tta ch ed) ○ L if e c ycle c o stin g fo r th e tr u ck ○ L is t o f e xp ense s b ro ke n d ow n b y c a te gory ( la bour, v e hic le e xp ense s, i n ve nto ry … ) ○ S ale s fo re ca st c a lc u la tio n ○ O th er c a lc u la tio ns a nd / o r a naly sis F orm attin g: ● U se g ra phic s ( m in im um 3 ) to o rg aniz e in fo rm atio n a nd c re a te v is u al a ppeal ● A dhere to A PA s ta ndard s ● W rit e in th ir d p ers o n ● S ubm it a s o ne P D F