Peer Response Assignment:

Students are expected to actively participate in the in the forum discussion. A minimum of 2 substantive participation posts (175-250 words) is required to earn full participation points.

Guidelines for student forum discussion/participation:

• -Select a fellow student's response and compare and contrast your thoughts with theirs;

• -Advance the conversation; provide a real-world application and experiential examples;

• -Conceptually discuss your key [most significant] learning insight or take-away from the selected forum topic comments.

• -Responses should be a minimum of 175-250 words, supported by at least one reference outside of the textbook, either supporting or refuting the position of the author of the forum topic response or peer response.

Discussion Forum Topics: Select ONE of the following forum topics to research and write about (see below on the list).

• How does the choice in manufacturing facilities impact operating leverage?

• What are the benefits and disadvantages of various labor models?

• What are the limitations of Financial leverage?

• Expand on the saying leverage is a two edged sword?