This is individual assignment.

This is
individual assignment. You have until Friday, October 30 at 11:59 PM ET
to complete these two essays.
Essay 1 – Food Crisis in Puerto Rico Revisited (65% |
minimum 5 Pages)
Please
review Helping Solve the Food Crisis in Puerto Rico One Head of Lettuce at a
Time (Part 1) again. Then, review your original written submission
related to that case.
In your
first assessment of the case, you were asked to build a toolkit to help the
Fuentes objectively evaluate the various options (while making sure you explain
important managerial accounting concepts and the purpose of the tools you
propose). Review and critique the toolkit that you developed for that
assignment. Keep in mind that the Fuentes’ time and resources are limited and
their knowledge of managerial accounting concepts is even more
limited.
Is your toolkit
practical? Is it comprehensive enough or too comprehensive?Revise your
toolkit, and explain why you think it needs revision.If you think it
is satisfactory in its current form, present your arguments for keeping it
as is.You should
explain the purpose of each tool in your final kit and the limitations of
each tool.
Use this
critique as the basis for describing more generally the challenges associated
with developing workable financial and qualitative managerial reporting and
accounting tools for any firm. Based on the course work to date
(including the simulation exercise during the F2F), outline a process for
developing meaningful and actionable management data. Describe issues that
you think must be considered in any organizational “scorecard” or
toolkit. Describe organizational and other challenges related to
collecting and analyzing data for these scorecards.
Essay 2 – Marketplace Live (35% | minimum 3 Pages)
You have
been making decisions in the context of the Marketplace simulation for several
weeks. Please describe and reflect on the following:
Decision making
process followed by your team, andUse of
managerial accounting techniques and concepts.Thinking about
the remaining quarters, make suggestions about what you think you should
do differently to increase your chance of success.
Notes:
1.
These are
essay questions and should be submitted in MS Word (not PowerPoint
format). Make sure that your essays are structured with an introduction,
body, and conclusion.
2.
Format is
as follow; Font should be Time New Roman, Font size 12, 1.15 space. The minimum page is presented above.
3.
Do not
consult with your colleagues in the class regarding this assignment.
Please submit both essays in
one document here no later than Friday, October 30 at