6) 7) Discuss how Activity Based Costing may or may not help Tesla improve its performance (10 marks) Discuss how cost down and associated techniques (e.g. Kaizen) may or may not help Tesla improve its performance (13 marks) Discuss how the Balanced Scorecard may or may not assist Tesla's performance, particularly re future performance as Tesla matures (14 marks) Inventory Management - Using Toyota and other industry leaders as a benchmark (references detailed below) discuss the status of Tesla's inventory in relation to its competitors in the industry and how Tesla might use Management Accounting, JIT and associated techniques to improve its performance (14 marks). There is no question that thus far Tesla Inc. has done a remarkable job and really shaken up the car industry. There is however, much speculation in the Financial and Motoring Press as to Tesla's long term viability, in this regard, discuss Tesla's long term viability with specic reference to: a. Your view of whether Tesla can survive and prosper (The examiner is will not mark on whether you are positive or negative about its prospects, but whether you back your argument with relevant nancial and other facts to substantiate and substantiate your reasoning (10 marks). b. How contemporary management accounting (or associated) techniques (e.g. Kazien or the pursuit of TQM) might be able to make a further contribution to future tesla's sustainability (10 marks). Professor Hiromoto suggested in the Harvard Business Review (1988) that Japanese Management Accounting Contributes mightily to Japan's success. Do you agree or disagree with the statement (10 marks - please expand on the reasons why you agree or disagree). How might the Beyond Budgeting approach be integrated into Tesla's reporting cycle to improve its performance? How would such an approach help Tesla? (10 marks)