A Car Manufacturer Ordered 20,000 Window Assemblies from a Supplier

question 53

Multiple Choice

A car manufacturer ordered 20,000 window assemblies from a supplier. To make sure the assemblies were made to specifications, the supplier of the window assemblies shipped a sample to the car manufacturer for testing. This is an example of ____ control.

• A)feedback
• B)contiguous
• C)suboptimal
• D)feedforward
• E)synergistic

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Definitions:

Utility Schedule

A utility schedule is a table or graph showing the levels of satisfaction or utility that a consumer gets from consuming different quantities of a good or service.

Candy Bars

Pre-packaged bars made primarily of chocolate and often combined with other ingredients like nuts, caramel, or nougat.

Marginal Utility

The change in satisfaction or utility an individual gains from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Consumer Equilibrium

In marginal utility theory, the combination of goods purchased that maximizes total utility by applying the utility-maximizing rule.