Oil Pipeline Software, Lorenzo Patelli and Dawn Reed

The case study and the related exhibits are included in this assignment. This case study is one that I have written and is not included in the HBR course packet that you purchased.

Overview

This is a case about how to analyze divisional and line of business financial information to make decisions around improving profitability, reacting to changes in the market, and monitoring performance. The case will require you to prepare financial reports for various lines of business within two distinct divisions of a company by allocating salaries and general and administrative expenses which you will use to provide guidance to the company's CEO.

Requirements

The requirements should be completed in a word file.4 pages don't forget need to make prestention for discussing the points in requirement 2. You can submit your profit and loss statements in a referenced excel file.

The following is required for this case study:

1. Prepare profit and loss statements for all six of the company's lines of business that include the allocation of the general and administrative expenses.

2. Using this information along with the information provided in the other exhibits to prepare for your meeting with the CEO, reflect on the following questions:

a) Is the current OPS’s portfolio sustainable? If so, how can OPS improve profitability? If not, which line of business should be interrupted?

b) What could have OPS done earlier to reduce the pressure on the bottom line? How can OPS better budget for the upcoming years? What actions should OPS consider in response to the occurrence of certain oil price fluctuations?

c) What kind of report can OPS prepare to help OPS leadership team to monitor performance on a regular basis?

Instructions

3. make prestention for discussing the points in requiremen in 2

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