Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course le

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Clickhereto view the grading rubric.Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality logic/organization of the paper and language and writing skills using the following rubric.Points: 200Assignment 1: Business Financial MetricsCriteria
UnacceptableBelow 60% FMeets Minimum Expectations60-69% D
Fair70-79% C
Proficient80-89% B
Exemplary90-100% A1. Compare and analyze the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.Weight: 30%Did not submit or incompletely compared and analyzed the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.Insufficiently compared and analyzed the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.Partially compared and analyzed the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.Satisfactorily compared and analyzed the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.Thoroughly compared and analyzed the financial metrics and ratios used to evaluate balance sheet and income statement information.2. Describe how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.Weight: 25%Did not submit or incompletely described how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.Insufficiently described how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.Partially described how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.Satisfactorily described how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.Thoroughly described how these metrics are used by business managers markets and investors and government regulators.3. Identify the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors. Justify your answer.Weight: 30%Did not submit or incompletely identified the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors or did not submit or justify your answer.Insufficiently identified the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors or insufficiently justified your answer.Partially identified the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors or partially justified your answer.Satisfactorily identified the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors or satisfactorily justified your answer.Thoroughly identified the metric you think is the most important to managers markets and investors or thoroughly justified your answer.4. 3 referencesWeight: 5%No references providedDoes not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.5. Clarity writing mechanics and formatting requirementsWeight: 10%More than 8 errors present7-8 errors present5-6 errors present3-4 errors present0-2 errors present