Renton Industries Makes Replacement Parts for the Automobile Industry

question 67

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Renton Industries makes replacement parts for the automobile industry.As part of the company's capacity planning,it needs a long-range total demand forecast.The following information was generated based on 10 years of historical data on total number of parts sold each year. Based on this information,we can conclude that sales on average have been growing by more than 48 thousand annually.

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Definitions:

Increasing Marginal Utility

A situation in which each additional unit of a good or service consumed provides more utility or satisfaction than the previous one.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The economic principle stating that as a person consumes more of a good, the additional satisfaction gained from each additional unit of that good decreases.

Risk-Averse

A condition where an individual prefers outcomes with known probabilities over outcomes with unknown probabilities, typically avoiding higher risk.

Total Utility

The cumulative satisfaction or pleasure derived by a consumer from consuming a given amount of goods or services.