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ACC 660 Module Four Executive Summary Activity Guidelines and Rubric

Scenario
Ada Nwosu, the inventory manager at the company where you are the controller, has asked you to email her an executive summary about the company’s inventory costing method
Nwosu is new to the company and wants to learn the rationale behind the company’s choice of an inventory costing method. She also wants your professional opinion on whether
chosen inventory costing method is the best one for the company.

This activity allows you to examine the differences between inventory costing methods and to choose the most appropriate method for a particular company.

Directions
Select one company from the options provided in the Supporting Materials. This cannot be the same company you plan to use for the project. Research the company to determine

inventory costing method the company uses and why. Then write an executive summary explaining your findings.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Identify the inventory costing method your chosen company uses.

2. Discuss the advantages of your chosen company’s inventory costing method and the advantages of other inventory costing methods.

3. Discuss the disadvantages of your chosen company’s inventory costing method and the disadvantages of other inventory costing methods.
4. Explain why you think your chosen company’s inventory costing method is (or is not) the most appropriate method for the company.

What to Submit
Submit your completed executive summary as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources sho

cited according to APA style.

Supporting Materials
The following resource supports your work on this assignment:

Resource: List of Publicly Traded Companies

Module Four Executive Summary Activity Rubric

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Criteria Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident V

Inventory Costing Method N/A Identifies the inventory costing N/A Does not attempt criterion 2
method the chosen company (0%)
uses (100%)

Advantages Exceeds proficiency in an Discusses the advantages of Shows progress toward Does not attempt criterion 2
exceptionally clear, insightful, the chosen company’s proficiency, but with errors or (0%)
or sophisticated manner inventory costing method and omissions; areas for
(100%) the advantages of other improvement may include
inventory costing methods adding details related to
(90%) discussing the advantages of
the chosen company’s
inventory costing method and
the advantages of other
inventory costing methods
(70%)

Disadvantages Exceeds proficiency in an Discusses the disadvantages of Shows progress toward Does not attempt criterion 2
exceptionally clear, insightful, the chosen company’s proficiency, but with errors or (0%)
or sophisticated manner inventory costing method and omissions; areas for
(100%) the disadvantages of other improvement may include
inventory costing methods adding details related to
(90%) discussing the disadvantages of
the chosen company’s
inventory costing method and
the disadvantages of other
inventory costing methods
(70%)

Most Appropriate Method Exceeds proficiency in an Explains why the chosen Shows progress toward Does not attempt criterion 2
exceptionally clear, insightful, company’s inventory costing proficiency, but with errors or (0%)
or sophisticated manner method is (or is not) the most omissions; areas for
(100%) appropriate method for the improvement may include
company (90%) adding details related to
explaining why the chosen
company’s inventory costing
method is (or is not) the most
appropriate method for the
company (70%)

Clear Communication Exceeds proficiency with an Consistently and effectively Shows progress towards Shows no evidence of
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intentional use of language that communicates in an organized proficiency, but communication consistent, effective, or
promotes a thorough way to a specific audience is inconsistent or ineffective in organized communication (0%)
understanding (100%) (90%) a way that negatively impacts
understanding (70%)

Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas Uses citations for ideas Uses citations for ideas Does not use citations for ideas
requiring attribution, with few requiring attribution, with requiring attribution, with requiring attribution (0%)
or no minor errors (100%) consistent minor errors (90%) major errors (70%)

Total: 1

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