A Company Has the Cost Structure Shown in the Table

question 13

Multiple Choice

A company has the cost structure shown in the table and faces a demand in July that exceeds capacity by 200 units. They enter June with an inventory of zero and a demand equal to capacity. Their best course of action in order to completely fill all of the orders for both June and July by the end of July is to: $$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline { \text { Managerial Lever } } & \text { Cost } \\\hline \text { Regular production } & \$ 1,000 / \text { unit } \\\hline \text { Overtime production } & \$ 1,300 / \text { unit } \\\hline \text { Subcontracting } & \$ 1,200 / \text { unit } \\\hline \text { Inventory holding } & \$ 100 / \text { unit/month } \\\hline \text { Backlog cost } & \$ 400 / \text { unit/month } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)subcontract 200 units in June and use 100% of their regular capacity in both June and July.
• B)subcontract 100 units in both June and July and use 100% of their regular capacity in both June and July.
• C)produce 200 units using overtime in July and use 100% of their regular capacity in both June and July.
• D)subcontract 200 units in July and use 100% of their regular capacity in both June and July.

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Definitions:

Total Variable Cost

The total of all costs that vary with the level of production, such as materials and labor costs.

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of production or output in the short term, such as rent or salaries.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price taking behavior.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service.