MCM Assignment Instructions The Midwest Copper Mining assignment is an exercise in critical thinking and problem solving, with a focus on solving a strategic business problem by analyzing relevant external and internal issues, generating alternative solutions, evaluating the alternatives and making recommendations. Read the MCM case and apply strategic thinking (thinking about external opportunities and threats, and internal strengths and weaknesses, and business strategy) to the MCM Case. Then address each of the following items. No specific minimum nor maximum number of pages are required, but you should be able to cover the material below in three (3) to five (5) pages. Your paper is required to be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font, and in APA format. Remember to list all sources in the references section. Be as thorough as possible in your logic and in your attention to the instructions. There is no "correct answer"- your alternatives and suggested solution should be appropriate to the situation, and justified by the facts of the case. The first part of each bullet (in italics) describes the expectation for that part of the assignment. Note that the information about the copper mining industry and other copper mining firms is accurate, but Midwest Copper Mining is a fictional company, and Kopperstad is a fictional town. The following are the four criteria for evaluating MCM case assignment papers, along with guidelines for what constitutes excellence in meeting those criteria. The assumed target audience for papers and recommendations is constituted of MCM executive leadership and its Board; evaluations for each criterion can be raised or lowered depending on the quality of writing for that audience