4. 3 references Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. 5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

3. Suggest the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Provide a rationale to support the response. Weight: 35% Did not submit or incompletely suggest the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support the response. Insufficiently suggested the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support the response. Partially suggested the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Partially provided a rationale to support the response. Satisfactorily suggested the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support the response. Thoroughly suggested the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support the response.

Partially criticized VectorCal’s forecasting method. Partially determined the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Partially provided a rationale to support the determination. Satisfactorily criticized VectorCal’s forecasting method. Satisfactorily determined the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support the determination. Thoroughly criticized VectorCal’s forecasting method. Thoroughly determined the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support the determination.

2. Criticize VectorCal’s forecasting method. Determine the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Provide a rationale to support the determination. Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely criticized VectorCal’s forecasting method. Did not submit or incompletely determined the appropriate forecasting approach for your company; and did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support the determination. Insufficiently criticized VectorCal’s forecasting method. Insufficiently determined the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support the determination.

Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Insufficiently described the new start-up company that you have created. Insufficiently included in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele. Partially described the new start-up company that you have created. Partially included in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele. Satisfactorily described the new start-up company that you have created. Satisfactorily included in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 210 Criteria 1. Describe the new start-up company that you have created. Include in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele. Weight: 25% Unacceptable Below 60% F Did not submit or incompletely described the new start-up company that you have created. Did not submit or incompletely included in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele.