Discussion 1: "Price Analysis"

Please respond to the following:

• Examine at least two purposes that price analysis serves to a company like VectorCal and to its product line. Support your answer with two examples of companies that used price analysis to better serve their organizations.

• Imagine you are a CEO of a large company. Provide two examples of the manner in which you would incorporate a price analysis in your company. Predict the important ways in which your use of price analysis would lead to financial success for the whole company.

Discussion 2: "Best Use of Price Analysis"

Please respond to the following:

• Examine all of the methods for performing a price analysis that VectorCal can use when creating its own price analysis, and then specify two to three price analysis methods that would best serve VectorCal's needs. Explain your rationale.

• From the e-Activity, speculate on key areas where most companies fall short when conducting price analyses. Suggest two methods that a company CEO should use in order to reduce price analysis inconsistencies. Support your suggestion with real-world examples.

Discussion 3: "Format and the Professional World"

1. There are several different formats (emails, letters, reports, slides, and more) we will study this quarter. How important is the format in connecting with an audience? Defend your answer with relevant support.

2. Consider a time when the way a message was delivered to you made a difference. What were your expectations about the message and how were they influenced or changed by the manner the information was delivered?