This guide is for BUSI 370 Week 6 Financial Report Analysis, start to submission. Answer the questions on the example dealership's financial reports, with calculations and a narrative analysis of its financial status.
BUSI 370 is Dynamics of the American Automotive Dealership Industry, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI370; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 370 Dynamics of the American Automotive Dealership Industry |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 6 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; answer all questions with calculations and narrative |
| Sources | The provided financial reports |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed |
What BUSI 370 Week 6 Financial Report Analysis asks for
You complete a report answering questions based on the provided financial reports of an example dealership, calculating various mathematical problems and writing a narrative analysis of the dealership's financial status. It is due in Module/Week 6 with Brunson chapter 6. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 370
In the published schedule, Financial Report Analysis is one of 9 graded written assignments in BUSI 370. It follows Week 6 Written Report 4 and comes before Week 7 Written Report 5. The same week also has Written Report 4, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 370 Week 6 Financial Report Analysis is graded
Liberty grades Financial Report Analysis with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in BUSI 370 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 370 Week 6 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Do the calculations first and check them. Interpretation built on a wrong figure loses more points than a missing paragraph.
Show the method
Name the method and the reason it fits. One or two sentences are enough, but they must be there.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Translate the numbers into a conclusion about the question. Say what decision they support and how confident you can be.
Name the limits
Name the assumptions and limits. A result with its limits stated reads as professional.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Check which files Canvas expects (spreadsheet, output, written document) and that each is complete and labeled (Not set in the guide; answer all questions with calculations and narrative).
Lay the calculations out in a table, then write the narrative in three short paragraphs: strengths, weaknesses and what to do first.
A structure for BUSI 370 Week 6 Financial Report Analysis
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Calculations | Each required figure with its formula. | ~400 words |
| Department analysis | Gross profit and expenses by department. | ~260 words |
| Narrative | The dealership's overall financial status. | ~240 words |
| Recommendations | What management should address. | ~100 words |
A topic angle that works
Show each calculation with its formula (gross profit percentage, expenses as a percentage of gross, net profit as a percentage of sales, absorption), then let the numbers drive the narrative.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The example dealership earned net profit of 2.1% of sales, near the industry average, but the departmental figures reveal a weakness: used vehicle gross per unit is falling while used inventory has grown to 65 days' supply. Service absorption is strong at 78%, which cushions the dealership. The first priority is to reduce aged used inventory before further price declines erode gross.
- Uses the numbers.
- A strength and a weakness.
- A priority.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 370 Week 6
- Calculations without formulas.
- No narrative.
- Recommendations not tied to the figures.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; answer all questions with calculations and narrative
- Sources: The provided financial reports
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What does the BUSI 370 financial analysis include?
Calculations based on an example dealership's financial reports and a narrative analysis of its financial status.
How many points is BUSI 370 Week 6 Financial Report Analysis worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 370, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 370 Week 6 the same in every section of BUSI 370?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 370. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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