1. Goal: Analyze and elucidate Apple's financial condition 2. Use different frameworks discussed in class (e.g., accounting data (four ratios), shared value (stock price), and economic value (V-P-C)). There is no strategic template available for this assignment. 3. Calculate and compare the ratios and stock prices for Apple and its main competitors in a given industry 4. Display them in charts and tables 5. Discuss two or three key implications from this financial analysis, specifically focusing on potential challenges that could impact Apple's operational stability and performance. Frame your analysis around critical questions that seek to uncover underlying problems