Solyndra

REQUIREMENT: WRITE A ONE-PAGE REVIEW OF THE SOLYNDRA BANKRUPTCY AND CURRENT EVENTS. (DOUBLE SPACED, TYPED, FULL PAGE) Fill the page to get full credit. It's fine if you go over a page. No more than 2 pages. Read a couple of articles of your choice on Solyndra. Also review the Congressional Research Report noting the cost and revenue numbers concerning Solyndra's profit potential with the solar product and market at that time. You don't need to read the entire Congressional Research Report. Review it for important information regarding the topic. You may use your own articles or use mine attached below.

Questions: 1) Was Solyndra a profitable company? 2) What was Solyndra's business plan/strategy? 3) What recommendations would you have made regarding Solyndra's operations? 4) What is/was happening to Chinese solar competitors and the remaining American solar companies? 5) What pushed Solyndra into bankruptcy? 6) Are you for or against using taxpayer funds for business investments and government loans to private companies? 7) What was Solyndra's market niche?

Solyndra is a great example of the need for Managerial Accounting goals including planning, controlling, and intelligent data-driven decision making.

Share your opinion on any aspect of the Solyndra story - marketing, management, finance, accounting, international competition. There are many lessons to learn by reviewing the Solyndra experience.