A Customer Searching for an SUV Is Trying to Decide

question 7

Essay

A customer searching for an SUV is trying to decide what to buy. She decides to limit her options by using the following strategy. First, the car must be a Honda or a Toyota because the customer believes that they have the highest quality. Second, the vehicle cannot cost more than $30,000 or get less than 10 miles per gallon. Third, the remaining vehicles' interiors, comfort, and instrument panel will be judged by giving each a score and summing them. The SUVs that are left, with the highest summed scores, will be selected for an intensive test drive. What type of decision rules was this customer proposing to use? There will be more than one rule used.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales over a short period, such as rent or salaries.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or output in a manufacturing environment.

Variable Distribution Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to how a product is stored, handled, and delivered.

Contribution Margin

The amount remaining from sales revenue after variable expenses are deducted, indicating how much of the revenue actually contributes to covering fixed costs.