(A) Determine How to Minimize the Total Cost of Meeting

question 14

Essay

(A) Determine how to minimize the total cost of meeting the next 3 quarters' demand. Assume that 1000 usable units are available at the beginning of quarter 1.
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(B) Referring to (A), the company wants to know how much money it would be worth to decrease the percentage of unsuitable items and/or the percentage of items that spoil. Write a short report that provides relevant information. Base your report on two uses of the SolverTable add-in: one where the percentage of unsuitable items decreases and the percentage of items that spoil stays at 10%; and one where the percentage of unsuitable items stays at 20% and the percentage of items that spoil decreases.

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