1,500–2,500 words of new contentDetails:Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be  assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based  on midnight Central Time.Assignment:For this assignment, you will utilize some of the same decision processes and responses that you gave for the Discussion Board assignment to determine a response for each of the risks that you have already identified in the previous weeks. For the higher priority risks, make sure the responses minimize the risks as much as possible.You will be adding columns to your table (similar to this example) that you started in Week 2.

Your friend, Liz, loves to shop at Target and is now interested in investing in the company.  Tom, another friend, has told her that Target’s debt structure is risky with obligations of nearly 74% of total assets.  Liz sees that debt on the balance sheet is 65% of total assets and is confused by Tom’s comment.  Write an explanation to Liz discussing the debt structure of Target and why Tom thinks Target is risky.  Be sure to explain clearly what information appears on financial statements, as well as what information does not appear directly on the financial statements. Use the information below in your discussion and respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings. At fiscal year-end February 2, 2008, Target Corporation had the following assets and liabilities on its balance sheet (in millions):Current liabilities$11,782Long-term debt15,126Other liabilities2,345Total assets44,560Target reported the following information on leases in the notes to the financial statements:Total rent expense was $165 million in 2007, $158 million in 2006, and $154 in 2005, including percentage rent expense of $5 million in 2007, 2006, and 2005.  Most long-term leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term one to more than fifty years. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased property.Future minimum lease payments required under noncancellable lease agreements existing at February 2, 2008, were: Future Minimum Lease Payments (in Millions)Operating LeasesCapital Leases2008$ 239$ 122009  187   162010   173  162011   129  162010   123  17After 20102, 843  155Total future minimum lease payments$3694 (a)$232Less: Interest (b) (105)Present value of minimum capital lease payments $127 (c)a) Total contractual lease payments include $1,721 million related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably assured of being exercised, and also include $98 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for stores that will open in 2008 or later.(b) Calculated using the interest rate at inception of each lease.(c) Includes current portion of $4 million. 

At least 2 full pages in each question. at least two references in each question.Discussion Question One Review page 174: Strategic Focus –The Economic Power of Google and The Competitive Derivativeshere is the link of the article http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hdoKAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2150&lpg=PA2150&dq=Strategic+Focus+%E2%80%93The+Economic+Power+of+Google+and+The+Competitive+Derivatives&source=bl&ots=dcebalqLKP&sig=uQZiEFjAaRwLZNnErfWoFjv8eNw&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=9vF2Uqq2CsLGkwWlwIDgDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Strategic%20Focus%20%E2%80%93The%20Economic%20Power%20of%20Google%20and%20The%20Competitive%20Derivatives&f=falseif you can't open it, you can also find the article on googleIn a 4-5 paragraph analysis, answer the following questions:Describe Google’s corporate level strategyDescribe Google’s level of diversificationWhat do you think led to Google’s reason to diversify?What is Google’s approach to value-creating diversification?Is Google in a position to overdiversify?Discussion Question 2: You Tube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-t6zD5G4bkExplain the popularity of merger and acquisition strategies in firms competing in the global economy? Comment on one example of a company that has experienced a recent merger or acqusition. Post a link sharing the information located on the aforementioned company.here are some ppts, you should use the knowledge in the ppts to answer the questions.Ch 6.pptx Ch 7.pptx