Imagine you are a CEO of Mitsubishi Motors and currently involved in planning phase. Identify five major external factors that you think will deeply impact your organization in the automotive industry one way or the other and explain each of them.

Acompany that uses the periodic inventory system provided the following information: 1. beginning inventory $ 5 comma 0002. purchases $ 150 comma 0003. purchase discounts $ 2 comma 1004. purchase returns and allowances $ 1 comma 000at the end of the period, the physical count of inventory reveals that $ 16 comma 000 worth of inventory is on hand. what is the amount of cost of goods sold?