Week 10 discussion
DQ1
Profit” Please respond to the following:
Determine two to three (2-3) reasons why VectorCal may not
always receive the exact amount of profit that it negotiated into its contract
with the federal government. Predict two to three (2-3) outcomes VectorCal may
experience as a result of not meeting the profit requirements specified in
their government contract. Justify your response.
Hypothesize two examples of circumstances where a company
has not met the profit requirements of a government contract. Next, speculate
on why these circumstances resulted in a failure to meet the profit
requirements of its contract with the federal government. Next, from the
e-Activity, provide one example of a company that has not met the profit
requirements of a government contract, and specify the company’s end result.
DQ2
“NASA” Please respond to the following:
Analyze the methods used by NASA in itsstructured profit
approach, and speculate on how VectorCal could possibly use the same structured
profit approach with their manufacturing operations. Support your analysis with
examples of such an approach.
Take a position on whether or not companies benefit from
using a structured profit approach to calculate their profits. Provide an
explanation of your position with at least two examples or scenarios of the use
of such an approach.
