For each of the questions in Problem 2, determine which type of analytics might address it: marketing analytics, accounting analytics, financial analytics, and/or operations analytics. Some questions may have two possible answers. Support your reasons for each answer.

Problem 2

Tesla is considering each of the following questions. Identify whether the company will use descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, or adaptive/autonomous tools to answer them. Provide support for your answers.

a. What are the forecasted Tesla sales in China for the next three to five years?

b. If the costs of manufacturing increase due to increased regulation in the United Kingdom, how will profit be affected?

c. What taxes did Tesla pay in Malaysia in the past four quarters?

d. What was the return on investment for Tesla stockholders over the past five years?

e. How should we adjust our R&D (research and development) based on expected improvements in battery technology?

f. Why were materials more expensive than anticipated?