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QUESTION 1 metal part for which annual demand is 120,000 units is made on a CNC machine at a rate of 180 parts per hour...
A metal part for which annual demand is 180,000 units is made on a CNC machine at a rate of 270 parts per hour. It can be made using tool steel costing $0.30 per pound or using brass stock costing $1.40 per pound. The weight per steel piece is 0.0353 pounds and the weight per brass piece is 0.0384 pounds. When it is made using steel, it was found that 50% of the parts made per hour are defect-free; when...
Blues Traveler Company sells electric razors. The company’s home office is in Princeton, New Jersey. The company was founded in 2005 when John Popper invested $300,000 for 30,000 shares and Chan Kinchla invested $200,000 for 20,000 shares of common stock. The only other financing activities relate to a $500,000 bank loan from 1st National Bank that accrues interest at six percent per year payable on January 1 each year that has an unpaid balance of $400,000. The loan is due...
Should World Kitchen outsource Pyrex production and close the Charleroi plant? If so, how many suppliers should the company employ and where should they be located? We were unable to transcribe this imagedishwas resulted from a process that pressed together yers of thin, strengthened opaque glass. products if they were moved overseas and simply source the lower-cost private-label versions directly sales and marketing functions. THE MARKET Givsn its extensive experience with outsourcing the Giobal Sourcing Department at World Kitchen had...