Complete Question:
Determine the utilization and the efficiency for each of these situations:
a. A loan processing operation that processes an average of 7 loans per day. The operation has a design capacity of 10 loans per
day and an effective capacity of 8 loans per day.
b. A furnace repair team that services an average of four furnaces a day if the design capacity is six furnaces a day and the
effective capacity is five furnaces a day.
c. Would you say that systems that have higher efficiency ratios than other systems will always have higher utilization ratios than
those other systems? Explain.
Explanation:
It's not (true) actually. Whether the design capacity is comparatively (high), the utilisation could be (low) even though the efficiency was (high).
Utilisation = Output / Design capacity = 
x 100%
Efficiency = Output / Effective capacity = 
Utilisation = 
Efficiency = 
U = 1000/2000
e = 1000/1000
Answer:
a. Outperform.
b. Gatekeepers.
c. Leveraging.
d. Value creation.
e. Producer.
Explanation:
A platform can be defined as a type of business model that creates value or focuses on assisting participants by facilitating exchanges and interactions between two or more interdependent groups of participants, who are mostly consumers and producers of finished goods and services.
This simply means that, a platform usually creates an effective and efficient market or community network with needed resources, for better interaction and transaction among various participants. Some examples of a platform business are brainly, airbnb, apple, microsoft, uber etc.
The notable characteristics and advantages of a platform business are;
a. Platform businesses tend to frequently outperform pipeline businesses.
b. Platforms scale more efficiently than pipelines by eliminating gatekeepers.
c. Platform businesses leveraging digital technology can grow much faster.
d. Platforms unlock new sources of value creation and supply.
e. Feedback loops from consumers to the producers allow platforms to fine-tune their offerings and to benefit from big data analytics.
Governments money is usually spent for weapons or vaccines for sicknesses.
Answer:
Date General Ledger Debit Credit
May 24 Accounts Receivable-Old Town Café $18,450
Sales $18,450
Cost of goods sold $11,000
Inventory $11,000
Sept. 30 Cash $6,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $12,450
Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $18,450
Dec. 7 Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $12,450
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $12,450
Cash $12,450
Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $12,450
