Complete Question:
You are considering the purchase of a new machine to help produce a new product line being introduced. The machine is expected to have a setup time of 10 minutes per batch and a processing time of 2 minutes per part. You plan to have batch sizes of 50 parts. The plant operates 8 hours per day.
What is the capacity of the machine in batches per day?
Answer:
The capacity of the machine in batches = 4 batches per day.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Set up time per batch = 10 minutes
Processing time per part = 2 minutes
Batch sizes = 50 parts
Plant operation = 8 hours per day
b) Capacity in batches per day:
Total batch time = 10 + 50 * 2 = 110 minutes
Total minutes of operation per day = 8 * 60 = 480 minutes
Capacity in batches = 480/110 = 4.36 or approximately 4 batches
c) Each batch produces 50 parts with each part taking some 2 minutes and an additional batch setup time of 10 minutes, giving a total of 110 minutes per batch. Since there are some 480 (8 * 60) minutes available per day, it means that the entity can only run about 4 batches (480/110) per day. These 4 batches will consume a total of 440 minutes (110 x 4), leaving some 40 minutes as unutilized time.
Answer:
3) Corporations use acquisition as a substitute for innovation.
Explanation:
The fastest way in which a corporation can enter a new market or develop new products is through buying existing companies that already operate in the new target markets or have developed the new products that the corporation wishes to sell.
Research and development is very costly and time consuming, and on many occasions the results aren't even good or are not as good as expected. By acquiring a smaller company that has already developed the product, then the corporation might even save money.
Answer:
Because he is able to cover the variable cots, he should keep going in the short run. He must increase the number of walks to cover the fixed costs.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Kay walks dogs for $7.50 each. Her total cost each day is $45—she spends $35 a day on gas driving to different neighborhoods, and her liability insurance and other fixed costs average out to $10 per day.
Kay walks five dogs a day.
Income= 7.5*5= $37.5
Total cost= 45
Loss= (7.5)
Because he is able to cover the variable cots, he should keep going in the short run. He must increase the number of walks to cover the fixed costs.
