1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Ad libitum [116K]
3 years ago
8

Imagine you have some workers and some handheld computers that you can use to take inventory at a warehouse. There are diminishi

ng returns to taking inventory. If one worker uses one computer, he can inventory 150 items per hour. Two workers sharing a computer can together inventory 200 items per hour. Three workers sharing a computer can together inventory 220 items per hour. And four or more workers sharing a computer can together inventory fewer than 235 items per hour. Computers cost $125 each and you must pay each worker $30 per hour.
a. If you assign one worker per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item?

b. What if you assign two workers per computer? What is the cost of inventorying a single item?

c. What if you assign three workers per computer?

d. How many workers per computer should you assign if you wish to minimize the cost of inventorying a single item?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Svet_ta [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

a. $1.03

b. $0.93

c. 0.98

d. 2 workers

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Given that:

  • 1 computer : 1 worker : inventory 150 items per hour
  • 1 computer : 2 workers : inventory 200 items per hour
  • 1 computer : 3 workers : inventory 220 items per hour
  • 1 computer : 4+ workers : fewer than 235 items per hour
  • Cost: $100 per computer ; $25 per worker

The fixed production factor in the warehouse is the computer used:

-One computer used, but the number of users is varied to inventory a specified number of items.

-The variable production factor is the number of workers assigned per one computer.

#The cost of inventorying a single item by one worker is:

Cost=\frac{C_{pc}+Wage}{Items} \ , C_{pc}=\$125\\\\Cost_1=\frac{125+30}{150}\\\\\\=1.03

Hence, the cost of inventorying a single item is $1.03

b. Using the information provided above, the cost of inventorying a single item when two workers are assigned is :

Cost=\frac{C_{pc}+Wage}{Items} \ , C_{pc}=\$125\\\\Cost_2=\frac{125+2\times30}{200}\\\\\\=0.925

Hence, the cost of inventorying a single item is $0.93

c.Using the information provided above, the cost of inventorying a single item when three workers are assigned is :

Cost=\frac{C_{pc}+Wage}{Items} \ , C_{pc}=\$125\\\\Cost_3=\frac{125+3\times30}{220}\\\\\\=0.98

Hence, the cost of inventorying a single item is $0.98

d. To determine the most cost-effective job assignment, we calculate the cost of 4+ workers.

Take any number less than 235(say 234) as the inventory units:

Cost=\frac{C_{pc}+Wage}{Items} \ , C_{pc}=\$125\\\\Cost_4=\frac{125+4\times30}{234}\\\\\\=1.05

From our calculations, it's clear that two workers per computer costs the least amount($0.93) per unit item. Hence, it is best to assign two workers per computer.

You might be interested in
Pam has 90 m of fencing to enclose an area in a petting zoo with two dividers to separate three types of young animals. The thre
andrew-mc [135]

Answer:

The area function is

A=\frac{135}{2}x-\frac{9}{2}x^2.

The domain and range of A is (0,15m) and (0, 253.125 m^2].

Step-by-step explanation:

The given length of fencing is 90 m.

Let the length and width of each pen be x and y respectively as shown in the figure.

As there are 3 pens, so, the total area,

A= 3 xy \;\cdots (i)

From the figure the total length of fencing is 6x+4y.

Here, for a significant area for the animals, x>0 as well as y>0 as x and y are the sides of ben.

From the given value:

6x+4y=90\;\cdots (ii)

\Rightarrow  y=\frac {45}{2}-\frac{3x}{2}

Now, from equation (i)

A=3x\left(\frac {45}{2}-\frac{3x}{2}\right)

\Rightarrow A=\frac{135}{2}x-\frac{9}{2}x^2\;\cdots (iii)

This is the required area function in the terms of variable x.

For the domain of area function, from equation (ii)

x=15-\frac{2y}{3}

\Rightarrow x [as y>0]

So, the domain of area function is (0,15m).

For the range of area function:

As x \rightarrow 0 or y\rightarrow 0, then A\rightarrow 0 [from equation (i)]

\Rightarrow A>0

Now, differentiate the area function with respect to x .

\frac {dA}{dx}=\frac{135}{2}-9x

Equate \frac {dA}{dx}  to zero to get the extremum point.

\frac {dA}{dx}=0

\Rightarrow \frac{135}{2}-9x=0

\Rightarrow x=\frac{15}{2}

Check this point by double differentiation

\frac {d^2A}{dx^2}=-9

As,  \frac {d^2A}{dx^2}, so, point x=\frac{15}{2} is corresponding to maxima.

Put this value back to equation (iii) to get the maximum value of area function. We have

A=\frac{135}{2}\times \frac {15}{2}-\frac{9}{2}\times \left(\frac {15}{2}\right)^2

\Rightarrow A=253.125 m^2

Hence, the range of area function is (0, 253.125 m^2].

4 0
3 years ago
After a sleepover, 3/4 of a large pepperoni remained. The next day, he ate 1/8 of what was left over. What fraction of a large p
jekas [21]

Answer:

9/100

Step-by-step explanation:

You find 1/8 of 3/4 which is 9/100

4 0
2 years ago
PLEASE HELP!<br>Calculate $40^{13} \pmod{85}.$
SVEN [57.7K]
In this type of calculations, we decompose 13 by checking the lowest powers of the base, that is 40. for example we check 40^2, or 40^3 and compare it to 85

Notice

40*40*40=64,000

so we check how many time does 85 fit into 64,000:

64,000/85=752.94

85*753=64,005;       64000-64,005=-5

this means that 

40^{3} =-5\pmod{85}

thus

40^{13} =40^{3*4+1}={(40^{3})}^{4}*40=(-5)^{4}*40 \pmod{85}=\\\\625*40\pmod{85}=(7*85+30)*40\pmod{85}=30*40\pmod{85}\\\\=1200\pmod{85}=(14*85+10)\pmod{85}=10\pmod{85}


Answer: 10 (mod85)

Remark, the set of all solutions is:

{......-75, 10, 95, .....}, that is 85k +10
7 0
3 years ago
Graph the function y= 2.2 - |0.4x + 1|. what are the coordinates, to the nearest tenth, of the maximum of the graph.
Andrej [43]

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

no explanation.......

3 0
2 years ago
1 - 2x = -x - 3 what is the answer?
cricket20 [7]
Isolate the variable x.
 1-2x=-x-3
1=x-3
x=4
4 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Which of the following is a rational number? Square root= sq <br><br> Sq 22 sq 23 sq 24 sq 25
    11·1 answer
  • The slope of the line
    10·1 answer
  • Properties of rectangle
    13·2 answers
  • Write each as a single logarithm using the properties of logarithms.
    14·1 answer
  • Farenheit and centigrade temperatures are related
    9·1 answer
  • Which statement about this system of equations is true? y=2/3x y=2/3x+3
    5·1 answer
  • Ben's favorite deli says the average serving time is 12 minutes. Ben notices that the wait time at the deli varies at different
    14·2 answers
  • The parallelogram shown below has an area of 60 units^2
    6·1 answer
  • Hey guys im back with some new math content help plz
    6·1 answer
  • Answer if u actually know it only!!
    11·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!