Answer:
d) economies of scale result from decline in the average cost of production per unit as volume increases whereas economies of scope result from decline in the average cost of production due to the sharing resources across products and services.
Answer:
Cappuccino machines should be produced in Atlanta and coffee makers in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth facility would need to operate 100 hours per week and the Atlanta facility would need to operate 140 hours per week.
Total costs associated to operating the facilities = ($2,400 x 100) + ($600 x 140) = $324,000
Explanation:
Since there is not constraint regarding the total number of labor hours that each plant can operate, then we must choose the plant that operates at the lower cost. The only restriction is total time = 7 days x 24 hours = 168 hours per week:
production costs Atlanta:
coffee maker = $600 / 160 = $3.75 per unit
cappuccino machine = $600 / 200 = $3 per unit
production costs Fort Worth:
coffee maker = $2,400 / 800 = $3 per unit
cappuccino machine = $2,400 / 200 = $6 per unit
Cappuccino machines should be produced in Atlanta and coffee makers in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth facility would need to operate 100 hours per week and the Atlanta facility would need to operate 140 hours per week.
Answer:
increasing then decreasing
Explanation:
production level total cost average total cost
4,000 $8,000 $2.00
4,200 $8,200 $1.95
4,400 $8,800 $2.00
Returns to scale measure the change in productivity, or how much input is needed to produce a unit of output.
- increasing returns to scale: output increases in a greater proportion than inputs
- constant returns to scale: output increases in the same proportion as inputs
- decreasing returns to scale: output increases in a lower proportion than inputs
Since first the average total cost decreased, total output increased in a greater proportion than inputs ⇒ increasing returns of scale. But then the situation reversed and total output increased in a lower proportion than inputs ⇒ decreasing returns of scale.
Answer:
1. Repetitive and continuous
2. Call
3. How, what, and when
4. Material problem
Explanation:
The work of Stickley furniture is described as repetitive and continuous. This is because, the company will continue to be producing the same kind of furniture continuous, This will be so because, furniture have a limited number of make. For example, furniture are chairs, tables, cabinet, stool and shelf. These things will be continually produced by the company.
The company will be able to keep track of job status and location through call.
Meanwhile, when the company received an order. The questions they will ask are, what type of furniture they want? When they want it?, How they want it delivered, is it in batches? Where they want it delivered?
The cost of adding more options. Supply and demand: would the students want to have salad for lunch, or would it go to waste?
