ElectroFuel Motors is an electric vehicle manufacturer. To secure cash for expansion, $/$ ElectroFuel Motors issued common shares and corporate bonds to provide cash needed for research and development and to expand manufacturing operations. Cash continues to be a problem for ElectroFuel Motors. Management would like to identify any trends in the cash flow from financing activities to help them determine how many common shares and corporate bonds need to be issued in the future. For this analysis, discuss each element of the SPARKS critical thinking framework.

Questions

A$.$ Stakeholders $-$ who are the stakeholders?

B$.$ Purpose $-$ what was the purpose for analysis?

C$.$ Applicable Knowledge $-$ what knowledge did the preparer need and what knowledge does the interpreter need to understand the analysis?

D$.$ Risks $-$ are there any risks we should consider?

E$.$ Key alternatives $-$ are there alternative explanations or analyses?

F$.$ Self$-$reflection $-$ how can you use your prior experience or apply this experience to future analyses?