Tesla Case Analysis:

Please use a couple of concise and directed sentences to type your responses to each of the following questions:

Please review the financial economic profit calculation you completed in the Week 2 Practice Set to answer the next four questions (my math might not be correct, (total market value of equity) :

1.Weaknesses are also internal to the firm and are things that threaten the profitability or survival of the firm. What do you believe to be Teslas greatest weakness Why?

2.Wealth creating opportunities are external to the firm. Using what you learned in your prior courses, in the areas of product, supply chain management, human capital, or finance, what single opportunity does Tesla have that you believe will add the greatest wealth for Tesla shareholders in the future? Why?

3.Rewording the prior question, what single opportunity does Tesla have that you believe will add the greatest benefit for another stakeholder (non-stockholder) group in the future? Please name the stakeholder group and explain the opportunity and why.

4.Threats are also external to the firm. Using what you learned in your prior courses, in the areas of product, supply chain management, human capital, or finance, what single threat does Tesla face that you believe could impact the financials of the firm or possibly the survival of the firm. Why?

5.List and describe something that is unique to Tesla that you believe has value?

Tesla's Balance Sheet: \begin{tabular}{lrrrrrrrrrrrr} \cline { 2 - 10 } Year & & 2016 & 2017 & 2018 & 2019 & 2020 & 2021 & 2022 \\ \hline Total Assets & $ & 22,664 & $ & 28,655 & $ & 29,740 & $ & 34,309 & $ & 52,148 & $62,131 & $82,338 \\ \hline Operating Liabilities & $ & 2,917 & $ & 3,715 & $ & 4,777 & $ & 5,862 & $ & 8,865 & $14,328 & $20,808 \\ \hline Net Operating Assets & $ & 19,747 & $ & 24,940 & $ & 24,963 & $ & 28,447 & $ & 43,283 & $47,803 & $61,530 \end{tabular} Tesla's Balance Sheet: \begin{tabular}{lrrrrrrrrrrrr} \cline { 2 - 10 } Year & & 2016 & 2017 & 2018 & 2019 & 2020 & 2021 & 2022 \\ \hline Total Assets & $ & 22,664 & $ & 28,655 & $ & 29,740 & $ & 34,309 & $ & 52,148 & $62,131 & $82,338 \\ \hline Operating Liabilities & $ & 2,917 & $ & 3,715 & $ & 4,777 & $ & 5,862 & $ & 8,865 & $14,328 & $20,808 \\ \hline Net Operating Assets & $ & 19,747 & $ & 24,940 & $ & 24,963 & $ & 28,447 & $ & 43,283 & $47,803 & $61,530 \end{tabular}