Please read the case $($attached$)$ carefully and answer the following five questions in detail. Please list each question before your answer it$.$ Please use heading, subheading, and spacing to make your work easy to read and look professional. This $-$ is an individual assignment and worth $50$ points. Please submit your work on Blackboard, and the deadline for the assignment is Friday, August $16(11$:$59$ pm$).$

Assignment Questions

How would you analyze the process Clark is using to determine his best "investment bets" for allocating resources?

Which of the four managers' proposals should Clark favor? Absent any resource constraints, which of the four departmental directions do you think is the most viable? Which is the second best strategy? Which is the least viable? $($In considering Mackey's proposal to acquire a company, do the quantitative analysis on Red Dragon Foods only.$)$

If Clark chooses a strategic direction that favors only one department, what negative effects could this have on other departments? How can Clark mitigate the damage?

What effects is the change in the strengths and weaknesses of competition having on the Brannigan's division? How does this impact the investment decision?

Given the information in the case, what strategic course do you think the division should pursue?

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