Question

Imagine you have some workers and some hand-held computers that you can use to take inventory at a warehouse. There are diminishing returns to taking inventory. If one worker uses one computer, he can inventory 150 items per hour. Two workers sharing a computer con together inventory 200 items per hour. Three workers sharing a computer can together inventory 250 items per hour. And four or more workers sharing a computer can together inventory 260 items per hour. Computers cost $100 each and you must pay each worker $25 per hour. a. If you assign one worker per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item with one worker? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 125 per item b. If you assign two workers per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 100 per item c. If you assign three workers per computer, what is the cost of Inventorying a single item? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 0.87 per item d. If you assign four workers per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ per item e. How many workers per computer should you assign if you wish to minimize the cost of inventorying a single item? D worker(s) per computer

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