The Constraint at Dreyfus Inc

question 89

Essay

The constraint at Dreyfus Inc. is an expensive milling machine. The three products listed below use this constrained resource.
Required:
a. Rank the products in order of their current profitability from the most profitable to the least profitable. In other words, rank the products in the order in which they should be emphasized. Show your work!
b. Assume that sufficient constraint time is available to satisfy demand for all but the least profitable product. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to acquire more of the constrained resource?

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced; a measure of per-unit cost.

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a good or service, determined by various factors including supply and demand.

Perfectly Competitive Industry

A market structure where many firms sell identical products, entry and exit are unobstructed, and all buyers and sellers have perfect information.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.