please answer the following Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard: Beating Sony in Gaming and the Metaverse

1) General Environment analysis: What is the most important 2 general environment factors to be considered for the INDUSTRY and what is their effect (positive-negative-neutral)? What is your evidence for the importance of these factors?

2) FIVE FORCES analysis: What are the most important 2 of the five industry forces affecting the INDUSTRY and what is their effect (high-moderate-low)? What are the 2 factors that evidence the importance of these forces? Is the industry attractive for new entrants AND incumbents? Why?

3) STRATEGIC GROUP: List TWO major strategic group competitors and briefly predict the significant future action(s) of EACH competitor. (Future actions of both strategic group competitors discussed.) What is your evidence for their importance?

4) VALUE CHAIN analysis: What are the most important 2 of the eight value chain areas for the company? What is your evidence for their importance? Are they superior, inferior or neutral vs. EACH of the two major competitors and why (be specific but concise)? (Most influential value chain areas rated as superior/inferior/neutral vs. each of two main strategic group competitors with brief reasons for each.)

5) FINANCIAL/NON-FINANCIAL analysis: Discuss the most significant financial factor(s) (be specific, calculating and presenting in a three-year line chart the most important 2 ratios in the profitability, leverage, and activity areas compared to your two strategic group competitors (or the industry) and non-financial factor(s) (leadership, culture, ethics/social responsibility) for the company? What is your evidence for their importance? (Discussed in terms of helping/hindering strategy formulation and/or implementation.Use the most influential ratios to discuss financial analysis for the company vs. the industry over the most recent 3 years. The non-financial analysis included)

for the financial analysis please provide a detailed graph or a chart explaining it

I would really appreciate your help

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