BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS CASE STUDY: AARDVARK EM LTD AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS CASE
STUDY: AARDVARK EM LTD AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Whatvf3vfareasvfdoesvfAardvarkvfEMvfLtdvfserve?vf-vfanswer---
vfPlanningvfandvfdevelopment vf(e.g.vfplanningvfapplicationsvfandvfappeals,vfenvironmental

vfimpactvfassessment)

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vfCarbonvfandvfenergyvf(feasibilityvfandvffinancialvfduevfdiligencevfforvfenergyvfandvfcarbonvf

projects)
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vfEnvironmentalvfManagementvf(e.g.vfenvironmentalvfassetvfmanagement,vfdesignvfandvf

operationvfofvfenvvfsystems)

Whatvfisvfusedvftovfshowvfthevfgrossvfprofitvfofvfavfbusinessvfovervfavfyear?vf-vfanswer--
Avftradingvfaccount

Whatvfisvfthevfsinglevfmostvfimportantvfcharacteristicvfofvfavfbusinessvfreportvfthatvfdistingui
shesvfitvffromvfanvfacademicvfreport?vf-vfanswer--
Businessvfreportsvfarevftailoredvfbyvfthevfneedsvfofvfthevfcustomer.

WhyvfdovfmanagersvfcarryvfoutvfavfSWOTvfanalysisvfofvftheirvforganisation?vf-vfanswer--
Tovfregularlyvfassessvfitsvfstrengthsvfandvfweaknessesvf(thesevfarevfalwaysvfinternal,vfsovfc
haracteristicsvfofvfthevforganisationvfitself)vfandvfthevfopportunitiesvfandvfthreatsvf(alwaysvf
externalvfsovfhavevflessvfcontrolvfover).
Managersvfcanvfadaptvfthevfbusinessvffunctionvftovftakevfadvantagevforvfprotectvfagainstvfth
esevfexternalvfinfluences.vf
SWOTvfisvfusedvfbyvfmanagersvftovfshapevfthevfstrategiesvfandvfimprovevfitsvfsuccess.

HowvfisvfAardvarkvffunded?vf-vfanswer--
Byvfprivatevfmoneyvffromvfshareholdersvfandvfbankvfloans

Whatvfisvfavfdefinitionvfofvf'economics'?vf-vfanswer--
Avfstudyvfofvfthevfinternalvfandvfexternalvfinfluencesvfonvfproduction,vfconsumptionvfandvfdi
stributionvfofvfgoodsvfandvfservices,vfandvftransfervfofvfwealthvfhowvfarevfo

Whatvfarevfrequirementsvfforvfwritingvfbusinessvfreports?vf-vfanswer---
vfWrittenvfwithvfavffocusvfonvfthevfcustomers'vfneeds

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vfIncludevfrecommendationsvfbasedvfonvfthevfcontentvfofvfthevfreportvfandvfthevfrequirement

svfofvfthevfcustomer
-vfMayvfincludevfinformationvfthatvfisvfuncertainvforvfunsubstantiated