STUDY: AARDVARK EM LTD AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whatvf3vfareasvfdoesvfAardvarkvfEMvfLtdvfserve?vf-vfanswer---
vfPlanningvfandvfdevelopment vf(e.g.vfplanningvfapplicationsvfandvfappeals,vfenvironmental
vfimpactvfassessment)
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vfCarbonvfandvfenergyvf(feasibilityvfandvffinancialvfduevfdiligencevfforvfenergyvfandvfcarbonvf
projects)
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vfEnvironmentalvfManagementvf(e.g.vfenvironmentalvfassetvfmanagement,vfdesignvfandvf
operationvfofvfenvvfsystems)
Whatvfisvfusedvftovfshowvfthevfgrossvfprofitvfofvfavfbusinessvfovervfavfyear?vf-vfanswer--
Avftradingvfaccount
Whatvfisvfthevfsinglevfmostvfimportantvfcharacteristicvfofvfavfbusinessvfreportvfthatvfdistingui
shesvfitvffromvfanvfacademicvfreport?vf-vfanswer--
Businessvfreportsvfarevftailoredvfbyvfthevfneedsvfofvfthevfcustomer.
WhyvfdovfmanagersvfcarryvfoutvfavfSWOTvfanalysisvfofvftheirvforganisation?vf-vfanswer--
Tovfregularlyvfassessvfitsvfstrengthsvfandvfweaknessesvf(thesevfarevfalwaysvfinternal,vfsovfc
haracteristicsvfofvfthevforganisationvfitself)vfandvfthevfopportunitiesvfandvfthreatsvf(alwaysvf
externalvfsovfhavevflessvfcontrolvfover).
Managersvfcanvfadaptvfthevfbusinessvffunctionvftovftakevfadvantagevforvfprotectvfagainstvfth
esevfexternalvfinfluences.vf
SWOTvfisvfusedvfbyvfmanagersvftovfshapevfthevfstrategiesvfandvfimprovevfitsvfsuccess.
HowvfisvfAardvarkvffunded?vf-vfanswer--
Byvfprivatevfmoneyvffromvfshareholdersvfandvfbankvfloans
Whatvfisvfavfdefinitionvfofvf'economics'?vf-vfanswer--
Avfstudyvfofvfthevfinternalvfandvfexternalvfinfluencesvfonvfproduction,vfconsumptionvfandvfdi
stributionvfofvfgoodsvfandvfservices,vfandvftransfervfofvfwealthvfhowvfarevfo
Whatvfarevfrequirementsvfforvfwritingvfbusinessvfreports?vf-vfanswer---
vfWrittenvfwithvfavffocusvfonvfthevfcustomers'vfneeds
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vfIncludevfrecommendationsvfbasedvfonvfthevfcontentvfofvfthevfreportvfandvfthevfrequirement
svfofvfthevfcustomer
-vfMayvfincludevfinformationvfthatvfisvfuncertainvforvfunsubstantiated