Your role for this project is an external analyst who is wanting to provide an objective examination of Alcoa company. The tone of this written work should be advisory and not overly optimistic or pessimistic.

Add the written $($non presentation$)$ form of the recommendation section to the written portion of this report. As a group, expand upon the strengths and weaknesses of your assigned company by identifying its opportunities to improve profitability. Growth may occur by identifying and taking advantages of opportunities and engaging and overcoming threats.

Identify one opportunity and give three recommendations of how the company could use the opportunity to grow. Explain the pros and cons of the three recommendations along with any ethical problems that may arise from them and how the best responses to these problems. Finally, choose the ideal option out of the three proposed. Please support why this option is better than the others. Primarily focus on cost management as a method of attaining growth. You may use additional ideas and accounting concepts that are applicable to your company.

Identify one threat and give three recommendations of how the company could overcome this threat. Explain the pros and cons of the three recommendations and choose the ideal option. Please support why this option is better than the others. Please include citations in this report.