10. The manager of a local restaurant is trying to decide whether to buy a charcoal...
1. Given the costs and benefits of two water pumps, what is the rate of return on the difference of these alternatives? Year -$3000 +800 +800 +800 +800 +800 -$3800 +1200 +1200 +1200 +1200 +1200 What is your choice of these 2 alternatives and why? 2. The manager of a local restaurant is trying to decide whether to buy a charcoal broiling unit or an electric grill for cooking hamburgers. A market study shows customers prefer charcoal broiling but the...
Please provide correct answer for part B. A manager is trying to decide whether to buy one machine or two. If only one is purchased and demand proves to be excessive, the second machine can be purchased later. Some sales will be lost, however, because the lead time for producing this type of machine is six months. In addition, the cost per machine will be lower if both are purchased at the same time. The probability of low demand is...
A manager is trying to decide whether to buy one machine or two. If only one machine is purchased and demand proves to be excessive, the second machine can be purchased later. Some sales would be lost, however, because the lead time for delivery of this type of machine is 6 months. In addition, the cost per machine will be lower if both machines are purchased at the same time. The probability of low demand is estimated to be 0.30...
A manager is trying to decide whether to buy one machine or two. If only one machine is purchased and demand proves to be excessive, the second machine can be purchased later. Some sales would be lost, however, because the lead time for delivery of this type of machine is six months. In addition, the cost per machine will be lower if both machines are purchased at the same time. The probability of low demand is estimated to be 0.20...
Human Resources Management: Please read the case and answer the questions at the end. Joe's Hamburger Grill has been doing business in the same location for the past 20 years. The Grill is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and caters to college students by providing some of the world's biggest hamburgers in a fun and casual dining atmosphere. Joe looks back with fondness on the 20 years that have passed since he first opened the grill. His primary motivation for starting...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the company's new line of single-serve coffee pods or to await results from the product's launch in the United States. Key strategic decisions include choosing the target market to focus on and determining the value proposition to emphasize. Important questions are also raised in regard to how the new product should be branded, the flavors to offer, whether Kraft should use traditional distribution channels or...