Table 7.5 A Company Makes Four Products That Have the Following Characteristics

question 133

Multiple Choice

Table 7.5
A company makes four products that have the following characteristics: Product A sells for $50 but needs $10 of materials and $15 of labor to produce;Product B sells for $75 but needs $30 of materials and $15 of labor to produce;Product C sells for $100 but needs $50 of materials and $30 of labor to produce;Product D sells for $150 but needs $75 of materials and $40 of labor to produce.The processing requirements for each product on each of the four machines are shown in the table. Work centers W,X,Y,and Z are available for 40 hours per week and have no setup time when switching between products.Market demand for each product is 80 units per week.In the questions that follow,the traditional method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per unit for each product,and the bottleneck method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per minute at the bottleneck for each product.
-Use the information in Table 7.5.Using the traditional method,which product should be scheduled first?

• A)Product A
• B)Product B
• C)Product C
• D)Product D

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Definitions:

Aztec Empire

A Mesoamerican empire that flourished in central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, known for its sophisticated civilization, architectural achievements, and complex social structure before falling to Spanish conquerors.

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A 16th-century Spanish historian and Dominican friar who became the first known advocate for the rights of indigenous people in the Americas, and opposed the abuses of the Spanish encomienda system.

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