Both Productivity and Quality Improvements Require

question 115

Multiple Choice

Both productivity and quality improvements require

• A) knowledge of current cost levels.
• B) paying attention to customer needs.
• C) total productivity ratios and quality/cost studies.
• D) competitive product analysis.
• E) statistical process control.

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Definitions:

Shut-down Point

The level of operations at which a company's revenue is exactly equal to its variable costs, and it is indifferent between continuing operations and shutting down.

Economic Profit

The deviation between complete revenue and cumulative liabilities, including both named and unnamed expenses.

Average Total Cost

The cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the entire cost of production by the total quantity produced.

Short Run

A period in which at least one input is fixed, limiting the capacity for a firm or economy to adjust to changes in demand or supply.