Company XYZ produces and sells two types of calculators: Basic and Scientific. The Basic has a lower selling price per unit compared to the Scientific. However, the Basic has a higher contribution margin compared to the Scientific. Due to fixed production capacity, the company has a cap on total production ability. If the company's CEO has decided to shift the sales mix towards producing more Basic calculators. What would be the effect on total profits? a. Cannot be determined using the above information b. Total profits would remain the same Total profits would increase O C. d. None of the given answers e. Total profits would decrease OO00

Very Favorable Average Market Unfavorable Alternatives Market Market Build new plant $250,000 $180.000 - S200,000 Subcontract $270.000 $185,000 - $220,000 Overtime S100.000 $50,000 - $12.000 Do Nothing SO SO $0 a) Using the decision making under uncertainty with the criterion of Maximax The appropriate decision will be The value of the return under this decision is $ b) Using the decision making under uncertainty with the criterion of Maximin The appropriate decision will be The value of the return under this decision is $ c) Using the decision making under uncertainty with the criterion of Equally Likely The appropriate decision will be The value of the return under this decision is $ (enter your answer as a whole number).

Whitebridge Hardware Store Whitebridge Hardware Store has a monthly demand for lawn fertilizer listed below. The gardening season starts in early spring when people want to fertilize their lawns. Period Demand Jan 59 Feb 68 March 91 April 145 May 182 June 212 July 193 Aug 174 Sept 144 Oct 89 Nov 74 Dec 55 Answer Questions 1 – 5 below. [Be sure to watch the video on how to complete your forecasting problem, in the content module.] Everything must be typed including the graph. You need to complete this assignment in Excel. For the narrative answers, you can include them in Excel in one or more of the empty cells. If you know how to add an extra worksheet, you can add your answers on a new worksheet. Or you can type them in a Word document Please include your name somewhere. In the Assignments area, a…

The Instant Paper Clip Office Supply Company sells and delivers office supplies to companies, schools, and agencies within a 50-mile radius of its warehouse. The office supply business is competitive, and the ability to deliver orders promptly is a big factor in getting new customers and maintaining old ones. (Offices typically order not when they run low on supplies, but when they completely run out. As a result, they need their orders immediately.) The manager of the company wants to be certain that enough drivers and vehicles are available to deliver orders promptly and that they have adequate inventory in stock. Therefore, the manager wants to be able to forecast the demand for deliveries during the next month. From the records of previous orders, management has accumulated the following data for the past 10 months:   Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Orders 145 70 115 85 120 54 82 141 123 94 Compute the…