Zephyr Transport Inc. Memo Instructions Zephyr Transport Inc. specializes in providing transport options to meet clients' needs for the movement of goods and for supply chain management. Currently Zephyr is organized into two divisions: Air and Surface. As drones become a viable option for the transport of goods, Zephyr is considering creating a new division by acquiring Drone Zone Corp. which is a small, relatively new company that provides delivery services by means of drones and other unconventional means, such as ziplines. Assume that you are Zephyr's Senior Vice President and it is your responsibity to make a recommendation to Zephyr's President, Kei Aramaki (she/her), as to whether Zephyr should acquire DroneZone or not. Zephyr's current minimum required rate of return is 12%. The terms of your annual bonus include a component based on the average ROI of Zephyr's divisions (the higher the average ROI, the higher your bonus). Selected financial data for Zephyr and DroneZone is provided below: Average Operating Invested Sales Income Assets Division Air 91,570,000 28,170,000 198,000,000 136,780,000 44,520,000 285,000,000 Surface Prospective Division Drone Zone 1,786,000 107,000 800,000 Using the data provided and appropriate performance evaluation measures, determine whether or not you think that Zephyr should invest in DroneZone. Communicate your recommendation and your supporting reasons to President Aramaki in a memo. More specifically, your memo should meet the following criteria: Word process your memo. Use a business memo layout with a header that includes: Company Name, (a company logo is optional), To, From, Date, Subject. (Use Google to find examples of memo layouts.) Use the current date. You are addressing your memo to Zephyr's president Assume that you are Zephyr's Senior Vice President Give careful consideration to the Subject - this is the single most important piece of information in the memo, since it will cause your reader to read or ignore the memo . Give careful consideration to the Subject -- this is the single most important piece of information in the memo, since it will cause your reader to read or ignore the memo. The Subject should be a short phrase that accurately tells the reader what the memois about. Use single (line) spacing for any sentences/paragraphs. Make sure to start your memo with an introductory sentence or two. Body of memo-use table(s) or bullets, and white space to help organize data and make your memo quick to read - big blocks of text slow the reader down. 000 Your goal is to communicate your information effectively in as ids as possible. Make sure to end your memo with a concluding sentence or two. Proofread your memo. Upload/submit your memo file in Canvas. Memo grading rubric 5 Header information 2 Effective subject 2 Brief introduction 5 Data table or similar organization 12 Data and performance evaluation measures (relevant, accurate, complete) 9 Recommendation and support for recommendation 2 Brief conclusion/closing 3 Layout -- easy/quick to read; professional; information flows in logical sequence 5 Tone (courteous, professional); efficiency (concise) 5 Writing mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.) 50 Total points possible for memo Zephyr Transport Inc. Memo Instructions Zephyr Transport Inc. specializes in providing transport options to meet clients' needs for the movement of goods and for supply chain management. Currently Zephyr is organized into two divisions: Air and Surface. As drones become a viable option for the transport of goods, Zephyr is considering creating a new division by acquiring Drone Zone Corp. which is a small, relatively new company that provides delivery services by means of drones and other unconventional means, such as ziplines. Assume that you are Zephyr's Senior Vice President and it is your responsibity to make a recommendation to Zephyr's President, Kei Aramaki (she/her), as to whether Zephyr should acquire DroneZone or not. Zephyr's current minimum required rate of return is 12%. The terms of your annual bonus include a component based on the average ROI of Zephyr's divisions (the higher the average ROI, the higher your bonus). Selected financial data for Zephyr and DroneZone is provided below: Average Operating Invested Sales Income Assets Division Air 91,570,000 28,170,000 198,000,000 136,780,000 44,520,000 285,000,000 Surface Prospective Division Drone Zone 1,786,000 107,000 800,000 Using the data provided and appropriate performance evaluation measures, determine whether or not you think that Zephyr should invest in DroneZone. Communicate your recommendation and your supporting reasons to President Aramaki in a memo. More specifically, your memo should meet the following criteria: Word process your memo. Use a business memo layout with a header that includes: Company Name, (a company logo is optional), To, From, Date, Subject. (Use Google to find examples of memo layouts.) Use the current date. You are addressing your memo to Zephyr's president Assume that you are Zephyr's Senior Vice President Give careful consideration to the Subject - this is the single most important piece of information in the memo, since it will cause your reader to read or ignore the memo . Give careful consideration to the Subject -- this is the single most important piece of information in the memo, since it will cause your reader to read or ignore the memo. The Subject should be a short phrase that accurately tells the reader what the memois about. Use single (line) spacing for any sentences/paragraphs. Make sure to start your memo with an introductory sentence or two. Body of memo-use table(s) or bullets, and white space to help organize data and make your memo quick to read - big blocks of text slow the reader down. 000 Your goal is to communicate your information effectively in as ids as possible. Make sure to end your memo with a concluding sentence or two. Proofread your memo. Upload/submit your memo file in Canvas. Memo grading rubric 5 Header information 2 Effective subject 2 Brief introduction 5 Data table or similar organization 12 Data and performance evaluation measures (relevant, accurate, complete) 9 Recommendation and support for recommendation 2 Brief conclusion/closing 3 Layout -- easy/quick to read; professional; information flows in logical sequence 5 Tone (courteous, professional); efficiency (concise) 5 Writing mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.) 50 Total points possible for memo