Case Study: Jones Electrical Distribution Mastery Assessment

Read the HBR case in its entirety, prepare the student model as outlined in the excel file and answer the supplemental questions below:

Show all work.

As part of the HBR case, there are excel supplements provided. These are simply to give you tables or information from the case in excel that will help support your answers. Use Excel for calculations. Respond to the questions in MS Word and use the work in Excel to support your answers. Show a fluid understanding of the material.

1. how well is "Jones Electrical Distribution" performing? what must Jones do well to succeed?

2. why does a business that has profit of $30,000 per year need a bank loan?

3. what drove the increase in Jones's accounts receivable and inventory balances in 2005 and 2006?

4. Is Nelson Jones's estimate that a $350,000 line of credit is sufficient for 2007 accurate?