Carefully read the Case Study $$First Solar$$ that is posted in this module and answer the following the Questions. The total length of your response should be about $3$ pages with $1\mathrm{.}5$ spaced lines.

$1.)$ Analyze the competitiveness of this industry using Porter$$s five forces framework. Be sure to carefully define what market First Solar is in$.$ To make it easier, rate the strength of each force as low, medium, or high, and justify your reasoning.

$2.)$ What are the key resources for first solar? Analyze the strength of any resources you identify using Jay Barney$$s VRIO $($or S$)$ framework.

Note that one way to assess a company$$s competitive advantage quantitatively is to calculate the return on assets $($ROA$),$ or ROA$=($Net Income $/$ Total Assets$).$ Using the balance sheets provided in exhibit $9,$ calculate the ROA for First Solar and for its competitors $($that is$,$ Suntech, SunPower, and Yingli$)$ for the years $2008,2009,2010,$ and $2011.$ Do the numbers suggest that First Solar has a competitive advantage relative to its competitors? Does this align with your assessment of First Solar$$s competitive advantage using Barney$$s framework?

$3.)$ Finally, make recommendations for what first Solar should do: That is$,$ what market$($s$)$ should First Solar focus on$?$ Where should it focus geographically? How should it deal with increasing competition? Be sure to justify your answer to each question.