Principles of Lean Include ______

question 9

Multiple Choice

Principles of lean include ______.

• A)willingness of managers to impose strict controls on workers
• B)elimination of waste and inefficiency
• C)avoiding government regulation
• D)ensuring that only the most essential products are manufactured

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Variable costs vary directly with the level of production output and can include expenses like raw materials and labor directly involved in a product's manufacturing.

Fixed Costs

Fixed costs are those business expenses that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, indicating the proportion of fixed to variable costs in a company's cost structure.

Break-even Point

The point at which total revenues equal total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.