Deliverable Length: 10–15 slides + 150–200 words per slide in the notes Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas. You're meeting with Lester in his office to discuss the details of your presentation to the board next week. "Given all of the research that you have completed over the past several weeks," he says, "you should have most of the information you need to make a presentation to the board. The board doesn't want you to do any more research on all of the topics; rather, we want you to summarize the research that you have already done. " "Yes," you say. "I think I have what I need." "Of course we want your final conclusion and recommendation on what the company should do regarding the location issue, as well," he says. "What type of presentation do you have in mind, Lester?" "A PowerPoint presentation would be appropriate for this group,” he says. “I want you to include slide notes, too, in case we have to go back and look at something at a later date. Your PowerPoint presentation should contain between 10–15 slides, not including the title slide and reference slide(s). For each slide, you should have between 150–200 words in the Notes sections. Let’s take a few minutes now to go over how the slides should be organized. I’ve done similar presentations, so I can save you some time with a few pointers.” When you get back to your office, you type out your notes about each element you discussed and the overall organization of the presentation. For this presentation, you are addressing the following elements: Legal, social, and financial factor considerations Economic factors: gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, interest rates, unemployment Elasticity of demand Economies of scale and efficiency Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) Market structure Risk Costs (marginal, fixed, variable, etc.) International expansion (Five factors that should be considered before making the decision to expand internationally)

Imagine that the CFO of your manufacturing company is seeking your help regarding a decision to switch to an Activity Based Costing system from their traditional Absorption Costing system due to numerous complaints from managers about inaccurate product costs. He has invited you to attend the next executive management meeting to unpack the differences between these two costing systems so they can make an informed decision. Create an original presentation comparing these two costing methods. He has asked you to keep it brief, professional, and easy to understand. He wants to see which costs will be affected, but he does not want to see too many confusing numbers. Make it interesting and easy to understand. Without the full support of top management, the CFO says this new costing method will be doomed to fail.  Your presentation should be recorded as though you are in the board room presenting--do not just read the slides! Include at least one costing example for each method. Clearly state your recommended method in your presentation. Microsoft PowerPoint has excellent design templates to make a professional presentation. Your presentation should include either notes of what you would say in a live presentation, or recorded narration. Here are some options for creating a narrated presentation.