MAC2602 Assignment 2 2025 – Due 7 April 2025

Assessment Two (2) – S1-2025

MAC2602

ciples of Strategy, Risk, and Financial Management Techniqu

100 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
Due Date: 07 April 2025 @ 23:00 (South African Time)
1.1.
In SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis, threats relate to
external factors that are outside the organisation. Which of the following statements are all
examples of threats?

(1) Increasing market competition has resulted in excess supply capacity.
(2) Industrial strikes by employees.
(3) Excessive raw material wastage in the production process.
(4) Price wars amongst serial market competitors and rivalries.
(5) Insufficient investment in research and development facilities.
(a) Statements (1), (2), and (3).