Answer:
a. Overstates Inflation.
In the case of Mary and Bob, the CPI would have already increased but in this case the price of the minivan increased as well. This will overstate inflation because it will not measure the general rise in price alone (inflation), it will also measure the rise in price as a result of the new minivan having better features.
b. Understated Inflation
Donna's case represents an understated inflation because the quantity shrank yet the price stayed the same. This means that the price is now buying less quantity than it used to which is inflation because more dollars are now required to buy the previous amount. This was not however recorded as there was no change in price.
c. Overstates Inflation
In the case of Zach, the inflation will be overstated because Zach is no longer buying bagels and is now buying muffins so continuing to use bagels as a representative good in the basket of goods used to calculate CPI would be overstating it.
d. Accurate representation of Inflation
In Chris's case, the increase in the price of the same shoe over the years has been because of a general rise in prices and not because it is a different model. It is the same shoe and its price is rising generally so this is an accurate depiction of inflation.
Answer:
Elastic demand
Explanation:
The price elasticity of demand is described as the sensitivity of demand to changes in its price. A product is price elastic when a small change in prices causes a significant change in quantity demanded. If a small change in price results in minimal impact in quantity demanded, the product is price inelastic.
Steel mill raised its prices by 7 percent. As a result, the demand declined by 20 percent. The demand decreased by a bigger rate than the change in price. It means a small change in price causes the demand to change significantly. Therefore, the demand curve is price elastic.
Answer:
Units transferred out = 760
Explanation:
If we assume that all units are completed in the order of arrival i.e (FIFO), then the units transferred out is the sum of the opening inventory and the units started and completed in the period. The units started and completed in the period is referred to fully-worked.
Fully worked is computed as the units started in the period less the closing inventory .
Fully- worked = 800 - 240 = 560
The units transferred out = opening inventory + Fully-worked
= 200 + 560 = 760
Units transferred out = 760
Note we assumed that the units of the inventory( started last period i.e January) would be worked on first in the month of February before any other units. So, it is assumed completed by the end of February
Answer:
Setup time = 2.5 min. per order
Process capacity = 1.09 units/minute
Utilization = 7.5 minutes
Explanation:
The time to cook just one order = 3 minutes
Cooking two orders in a batch = 3.5 minutes
cooking three orders = 4 minutes
bagging and accepting payments = 0.80 minutes
a) Setup time:
Setup time = 3 - 0.5
= 2.5 min. per order
b) Process capacity:
Production = Setup time + ( Processing time * Batch size )
= 2.5 + (0.5 * 6)
= 5.5 minutes
Process capacity = Batch size / Production
= 6 / 5.5
= 1.09 units/minute
c) Utilization:
Batch size = 10
Production = Setup time + (Processing time * Batch size)
= 2.5 + (0.5 * 10)
= 7.5 minutes
