Byron's Manufacturing Makes Tables

question 34

Essay

Byron's Manufacturing makes tables.Demand for the next four months and capacities of the plant are shown in the table below.Unit cost on regular time is $40.Overtime cost is 150% of regular time cost.Subcontracting is available in substantial quantity at $75 per unit.Holding costs are $5 per table per month;back orders cost the firm $10 per unit per month.Byron's management believes that the transportation algorithm can be used to optimize this scheduling problem.The firm has 50 units of beginning inventory and anticipates no ending inventory.
Answer the following questions based on the data table and solution table shown below. a.How many units will be produced on regular time in June?
b.How many units will be produced by subcontracting over the four-month period?
c.What will be the inventory at the end of April?
d.What will be total production from all sources in April?
e.What will be the total cost of the optimum solution?
f.Does the firm utilize the expensive options of subcontracting and back ordering? When;why?

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Definitions:

Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the degree to which a firm or project can increase operating income by increasing revenue, highlighting the impact of fixed costs on profits.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business over a certain period.

Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the proportion of fixed costs to variable costs in a company's cost structure, indicating how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income.

EPS Variability

Fluctuations in a company's earnings per share over time, indicating the volatility of its profitability.