INFINITY is a company that focuses on building high-quality computers for customers. Our mission is to build the most convenient, accessible, and superior computer that will allow you to go above and beyond. We work hard day in and day out to accomplish our goal. All the decisions that we make are based on our mission. For example, we produce 2 different types of computers. A desktop model that is focused to target the Costcutter segment in the market and provides our customers with a convenient and accessible device. Our second model is a laptop, which was designed to target the Traveler segment, which is a superior computer that can be easy to travel with and work outside of the office.

Our main goal is to provide our customers with high-quality products at the lowest price possible. Taking into consideration our customers' needs and wants we can design products that meet those demands. Additionally, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our product to satisfy our customers. Our next focus as a company is our employees. We make sure that our employees are getting the best compensation for their hard work. Without them we wouldn't be able to be in the market. Our company strives to be the leading company in the market. To achieve this goal, we analyze the current market and study our competitors before we make decisions. This way we are making everything possible to be a step ahead of their company and make better decisions for our future.

Using the cause-and-effect framework provided by the Kaplan and Norton version of the balanced scorecard, analyze the performance of the company INFINITY for quarter #4 and explain the successes and failures from the financial perspective

Balanced Scorecard Industry Results for Quarter 4 Minimum Maximum Average INFINITY Total Performance 0.000 8.011 3.166 0.000 Financial Performance -2.729 23.041 10.138 -2.729 Market Performance 0.203 0.371 0.267 0.203 Marketing Effectiveness 0.638 0.700 0.676 0.690 Investment in Future 5.298 7.659 6.173 7.659 Wealth 0.428 0.594 0.502 0.485 Human Resource Management 0.701 0.703 0.702 0.701 Asset Management 0.541 1.033 0.865 0.541 Manufacturing Productivity 0.564 0.644 0.599 0.590 Financial Risk 0.969 1.000 0.990 1.000Cash Flow Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Beginning Cash Balance 0 912,000 1,013,331 382,706 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Revenues 356,700 1,112,800 10 10 - Rebates 0 0 10 10 10 10 - Production 0 442,677 684,295 - Research and Development 120,000 120,000 50,000 - Quality Costs 9,182 103,034 - Advertising 0 195,620 144,415 - Sales Force Expense 10 0 117,746 228,739 - Sales Office and Web Sales Center Expenses 0 160,000 430,617 302,608 Web Marketing Expenses 0 152,060 510 - Marketing Research 38,000 46,000 46,000 10 10 10 10 - Shipping 9,461 24,968 - Inventory Holding Cost 11,902 3,860 Excess Capacity Cost - Income Taxes 10 10 10 10 + Interest Income 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 - Interest Charges 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 + Licensing Income Licensing Fees 0 10 10 10 10 + Other Income - Other Expenses 0 = Net Operating Cash Flow -88,000 -280,000 -1,026,506 -627,178 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Fixed Production Capacity 618,669 604,119 10 10 + Sinking Fund 0 0 = Total Investing Activities 0 618,669 604, 119 O FINANCING ACTIVITIES Increase in Common Stock 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 + Borrow Conventional Loan Repay Conventional Loan + Borrow Long-Term Loan + Borrow Emergency Loan 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Repay Emergency Loan 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 - Deposit 3 Month Certificate 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 + Withdraw 3 Month Certificate Dividends - Deposit to Foreign Currencies + Withdraw from Foreign Currencies 0 = Total Financing Activities 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Cash Balance, End of Period 912,000 1,013,331 382,706 755,528