Scenario 9.1 Shipments of Product a from a Distribution Center to a to a Retailer

question 54

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Scenario 9.1
Shipments of Product A from a distribution center to a retailer are made in lots of 350. The retailer's average demand for Product A is 75 units per week. The lead time from distributor to retailer is 3 weeks. The retailer pays for the shipments when they leave the distributor. The distributor has agreed to reduce the lead time to 2 weeks if the retailer will purchase quantities of 400 per shipment instead of 350 units per shipment.
-Refer to Scenario 9.1. With the change in lead time, the pipeline inventory will:

• A) decrease by 75 units.
• B) increase by 50 units.
• C) decrease by 25 units.
• D) increase by 25 units.

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Definitions:

Fixed Expenses

Recurring costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to a change in its sales volume, signifying the impact of fixed versus variable costs.

Variable Expenses

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as raw materials, direct labor, and sales commissions.

Fixed Expenses

Costs that remain constant for a set period of time, regardless of changes in the level of production or sales volume.