Following a Strategy of Product Differentiation, Izzy's Limited Company Makes

question 114

Multiple Choice

Following a strategy of product differentiation, Izzy's Limited Company makes a high-end Appliance, XT15. Izzy's Limited presents the following data for the years 2017 and 2018:

Izzy's Limited produces no defective units but it wants to reduce direct materials usage per unit of XT15. Manufacturing conversion costs in each year depend on production capacity defined in terms of XT15 units that can be produced. Selling and customer-service costs depend on the number of customers that the customer and service functions are designed to support. Izzy's Limited had 135 customers in 2017 and 140 customers in 2018.
What is the change in operating income from 2017 to 2018?

• A) $2,418,350 U
• B) $3,740,000 F
• C) $2,418,350 F
• D) $3,740,000 U

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Definitions:

Mean Arrival Time

The average time it takes for an entity or set of entities to reach a certain point, commonly used in queueing theory and logistics.

Mean Interarrival Time

The average time between arrivals in a queuing system.

Probabilistic Arrival

A concept where arrivals or occurrences are not deterministic but follow a probability distribution, often used in queuing theory and logistics.

Multiple Queues

Systems or setups where there are several lines or sequences for processing tasks, customers, or data, aimed at enhancing efficiency or service delivery.