The Constraint at Fulena Inc

question 156

Essay

The constraint at Fulena Inc. is an expensive milling machine. The three products listed below use this constrained resource. Required:
a. Rank the products in order of their current profitability from the most profitable to the least profitable. In other words, rank the products in the order in which they should be emphasized. Show your work!
b. Assume that sufficient constraint time is available to satisfy demand for all but the least profitable product. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to acquire more of the constrained resource?

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The Revised Uniform Partnership Act, which governs the operation of partnerships in the United States.

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