Table 7.7 A Company Makes Four Products That Have the Following Characteristics

question 57

Multiple Choice

Table 7.7
A company makes four products that have the following characteristics: Product A sells for $75 but needs $20 of materials and $20 of labor to produce;Product B sells for $90 but needs $45 of materials and $20 of labor to produce;Product C sells for $110 but needs $50 of materials and $30 of labor to produce;Product D sells for $135 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 is 50 As,60 Bs,70 Cs,and 80 Ds 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 7.7.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:

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring parties outside a company to perform services or create goods that traditionally were performed in-house.

Private Sector

The part of the economy that is owned and operated by individuals and companies for profit, as opposed to being government controlled.

Public Sector

The public sector comprises government-run organizations, agencies, and companies, providing services like education, healthcare, and infrastructure to the public.

Insourcing

The practice of performing business functions or services within a company using its own staff and resources, as opposed to outsourcing.