Industry and Strategy Analysis:

a. apply Porter's five forces framework to the speciality coffee retail industry.

b. How would you characterize the strategy of Starbucks? How does Starbucks create value for its customers? What critical risk and success fractors must starbucks manage?

Balance Sheet:

c. Describe how cash differs from cash equivalents.

d. why do investemtns appear on the balance sheet under both current and noncurrent assets?

e. Accounts receivable are rreported net of allowances for uncollectible accounts. Why? Identify the events or transactions that cause accounts receivable to increases and decreases. Also identify the events or trasactions that cause athe allowance account to increase and decreas.