The Materials Manager for a Billiard Ball Maker Must Periodically

question 55

Multiple Choice

The materials manager for a billiard ball maker must periodically place orders for resin, one of the raw materials used in producing billiard balls. She knows that manufacturing uses resin at a rate of 50 kilograms each day, and that it costs $.04 per day to carry a kilogram of resin in inventory. She also knows that the order costs for resin are $100 per order, and that the lead time for delivery is four days. What is the economic order quantity for resin?

• A)50 kilograms
• B)100 kilograms
• C)250 kilograms
• D)500 kilograms
• E)1,000 kilograms

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Definitions:

Average Fixed Cost

The division of production's unchanging costs, unaffected by output volume, by the total quantity of produce generated.

Profit-maximizing Output

Profit-maximizing Output is the level of production at which a business achieves the highest possible profit, determined by analyzing costs and revenues to find the most efficient production level.

Purely Competitive

Refers to a market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a homogeneous product, leading to price-taking behavior.

Revenue and Cost

Refers to the total income generated from business activities before expenses are subtracted, and the expenses incurred in generating that revenue, respectively.