1.Describe your business briefly, including information about the locations of sales outlets, the products you produce, and how your products are manufactured.

2.Select three different topics from the following list:

marketing (advertising and internet marketing)

store expenses and sales force

pricing (including rebates)

research and development

use of loans and cash

a.For each selected topic in part C2, identify a specific decision from the simulation that relates to the chosen topic and explain why you made the decision.

b.For each selected topic in part C2, use supporting data from the final income statement or final balance sheet to explain how each decision affected your company's financial performance, using the following criteria to cite data:

For decisions related to marketing, store expenses and sales force, and research and development, cite data from the "Expenses" portion of the income statement.

For decisions related to pricing (including rebates), cite data from the "Gross Profit" or "Revenue" portion of the income statement.

For decisions related to use of loans and cash, cite data from the "Debt and/or Cash" portion of the balance sheet and/or the "Expenses and Profitability" section of the income statement.