{"id":3235,"date":"2022-04-15T22:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-principlesofmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3235"},"modified":"2022-04-15T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:06:18","slug":"module-1-assignment-evaluating-sun-city-boards","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-principlesofmanagement\/chapter\/module-1-assignment-evaluating-sun-city-boards\/","title":{"raw":"Module 1 Assignment: Evaluating Sun City Boards","rendered":"Module 1 Assignment: Evaluating Sun City Boards"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Scenario<\/h2>\r\nTom Wilson is a West Coast founder of a high-end surfboard manufacturing company called Sun City Boards. The company did well the first couple of years, but things haven\u2019t been good for a while now. They\u2019re losing money, and Tom\u2019s not sure how much longer they can keep the doors open. 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