ACME CO. HAS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE A RETAILER WITH TWO MODELS OF DOODADS: 30,000 OF MODEL A AND 15,000 OF MODEL B. PRODUCTION CAPABILITY IS LIMITED AS INDICATED IN THE TABLE BELOW. COST TO MAKE MODEL A IS $55 AND TO MAKE MODEL B IS $85. A COMPETITOR CAN SUPPLY EQUIVALENT MODELS FOR $67 AND $95. HOW MANY OF EACH MODEL SHOULD THE COMPANY PRODUCE AND OUTSOURCE TO MINIMIZE OVERALL COST?
Hours/Unit needed |
Model A |
Model B |
Hours Available |
Production |
0.2 |
0.4 |
10,000 |
Assembly |
0.3 |
0.5 |
15,000 |
Packaging |
0.1 |
0.1 |
5,000 |
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Question 2
ACME CO. IS CONDUCTING A BENCHMARKING SURVEY TO ASSESS THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR CUSTOMERS RELATIVE TO THOSE SERVED BY COMPETITORS. 4,000 COMPANIES WERE DIVIDED INTO 4 GROUPS BASED ON SIZE (L = LARGE COMPANIES, S = SMALL COMPANIES) AND WHETHER THEY WERE SERVED BY ACME OR NOT (A = ACME, N = NOT ACME). COSTS PER SURVEYARE SUMMARIZED IN THE TABLE ABOVE. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM COST WAY TO DEPLOY THE SURVEY THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
Thingamabobs |
Whatchamacallit(in ppm) |
Widget Dust (in kg) |
Steam (in LBS/ton) |
1 |
1.100 |
1.7 |
24,000 |
2 |
3,500 |
3.2 |
36,000 |
3 |
1,300 |
2.4 |
28,000 |
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