What is the point of control?

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A$.$ Choose any company you wish. Name it and describe what it actually does $($products & customers$).$ If you choose a firm with many unrelated businesses such as Apple $($music$,$ phones, laptops, etc$),$ narrow it down to one of their businesses. $($Section A is about $20\%$ of the HW$)$

B$.$ For this company$/$business you chose:

What are $3$ annual business goals $($company outcomes$)$ that a management control system should focus on$?$ These should be critical to company success. Why do you say this? Explain your reasoning. Use SMART and be clear on why they are R$.$

II$.$ What are the two most important operating areas of the firm responsible for accomplishing these three outcomes? Why did you choose these?

III. What are two key activities in each of these two operating areas that the business goals depend on$?$ Why?

$($Section B is about $80\%$ of the HW$)$

$1$ page total. Business Writing format