Scenario C.1 Jerry Allison Is in Charge of Production for a Small

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Scenario C.1
Jerry Allison is in charge of production for a small producer of plumbing supplies. The cricket model has an estimated annual demand of 12,000 units and can be produced at a production rate of 90 units per day. The company produces (and sells) the cricket 300 days per year. Setup cost to produce this model averages $22 and the item has a holding cost of $3 per unit per year.
-Use the information in Scenario C.1. If Jerry chooses to produce batches dictated by the economic production lot size (ELS) model, how many days elapse between the start of consecutive production runs (what is the time between runs or TBO) ?

• A) fewer than or equal to 8 days
• B) greater than 8 days but fewer than or equal to 10 days
• C) greater than 10 days but fewer than or equal to 12 days
• D) greater than 12 days

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Definitions:

Pure Monopolist

A market participant who exclusively controls the supply of a particular good or service, without competition or substitute products.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which represents the per-unit cost of production, including both fixed and variable costs.

Economic Profit

Profit calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenue, reflecting the true economic performance of a company.

Profit-Maximizing

Achieving the highest possible profit through the management of resources, production outputs, and pricing strategies, within the constraints of market conditions.