The Operations Manager for a Well-Drilling Company Must Recommend Whether

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Multiple Choice

The operations manager for a well-drilling company must recommend whether to build a new facility, expand his existing one, or do nothing. He estimates that long-run profits (in $000) will vary with the amount of precipitation (rainfall) as follows:

If he uses the Laplace criterion, which alternative will he decide to select?

• A)do nothing
• B)expand
• C)build new
• D)either do nothing or expand
• E)either expand or build new

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that fluctuate in direct proportion to changes in production or sales volume, such as raw materials and labor.

CVP Income Statement

A financial document that applies Cost-Volume-Profit analysis to delineate how changes in cost and volume affect a company's operating income and net income.

Variable Expenses

Costs that change in proportion to the activity of a business.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total revenues equal total costs, indicating no net loss or gain, and where a business starts to generate profit with any additional sales.