Answer:
b. All rocks in the Earth's crust will, at some point, be subducted and melted to create igneous rock.
Explanation:
There are 3 types of rock:
1. Igneous, wich are formed when 2 tectonic plates collide and magma goes to surface getting cold
2. Sedimentary: when many layers of preexistent rocks produce pressure and heat by weigth melting the rocks.
3. Metamorphic: a new rock is formed by chemical and/or physical reaction over preexistent rocks
Sedimentary and metamorphic would be subducted in order to produce new igneus rocks.
Answer:
The answer is A. resources are shared by more than one product or service.
Explanation:
Indirect cost are costs that are not directly related or traced to any product or activity. They are shared or used by more than one activities. Examples include, Adminstrative expenses, advertising expenses, telephone expenses, rent, office expenses etc.
Like direct cost, indirect cost can be fixed or variable.
Indirect costs are used by business as a whole and not just limited to a particular product.
Option B is not correct. Cost that are directly traced or related to a product is known as direct material. For example, direct labour and direct material used to produce a particular good.
Option C and D are also wrong
Question:
A potato chip manufacturer purchases a potato farm. Which of the following regarding its strategy is true?
A. The manufacturer has effectively used vertical integration to increase its bargaining position and reduce transaction costs.
B. The manufacturer has enhanced utilisation by allowing depreciation and other fixed costs to be spread over a larger unit volume.
C. The manufacturer has sacrificed quality by using a lower-cost input.
D. The manufacturer has efficiently capitalised on the experience and learning-curve effects within the company.
E. The manufacturer has effectively reduced its operating costs by outsourcing its activities.
Answer:
A. the Manufacturer has effectively used vertical integration to increase it's bargaining position and reduce transaction costs.
Explanation:
Vertical integration is a business strategy whereby a business acquires ownership or controls its suppliers, distributors, or retail locations to control its value or supply chain.
It may also be said that vertical integration has to do with the purchase of a part of all of the production or sales process that was previously outsourced, to have it done in-house.
An example of companies who have done this are:
1. Apple
2. Netflix
3. Comcast (Which acquired NBC)
Businesses can integrate by
- purchasing their suppliers to reduce the costs of manufacturing or
- controlling the distribution process that is, owning and controlling the warehousing and delivery of their products etc.
Answer: Options-based planning
Explanation:
The Option based planning is one of the concept that helps in maintain the flexibility of the various types of plans for making the various types of investments.
The main purpose of the option based planning is that it helps in maintaining the slack resources are are specifically used in the for of extra resource for the purpose of adapting the various types of changes and also the problems.
According to the given question, the Douclamp is one of the type of manufacturing company that basically making small level of investments on the iron ore plant.
Therefore, Douclamp is using the options based planning based on the given scenario.
