WGU D372 Task 3 Latest Update with Complete Solution

CASE 1: Iceberg Tool to Understand Patterns and Structure 1. Questions to Ask 1. Explain what happened in this case study. - In case study 1, Wilde’s Bramble organic foods started selling organic products at their local farmers’ market. The high-quality products attracted local shops and restaurants who want to buy and/or resell their products. 2. Explain how people reacted/responded to what happened. - With the increase of customers came more demand, so the Wildes had to use some of their savings money, pile on credit card charges, and had to take out a mortgage on the farm to keep up with the production of organic goods. 3. Comparing the beginning of the case and the end, explain what changed and what continues the same. - In the beginning of the case the Wilde’s profit and sales went up. As the case goes on, the debt goes up as well since they need more money to keep up with the demand and sales. The profit goes down because all the money made from sales goes into the debt they occumulate trying to keep up with the demands. 4. Given the case study, what would you anticipate will happen next? How could the involved parties plan or prepare for that? - What I anticipate next is that the Wildes might have to shut down to save themselves from the ever rising debt they occumulate. The Wildes should’ve strategized a plan after seeing the results of their sales in the first place. 5. Explain the patterns you see in this case study, why they exist, and how they affect the system. - The main pattern is the conflict with the Wilde’s profit to debt to sales ratio. In order to keep up with the demands of organic products, the Wildes must get more land, equipment, power, and a new barn. But the profit from sales isn’t enough to keep up with the costs. Calla Wilde had to find a job away from the farm to help with cash flow. The fact that the Wildes didn’t plan on gaining this much customers and demand on their organic products, and now that their debt is rising up higher than their sales form a pattern of conflict.