Q1. The Premiere Bank soon will be hooking up computer terminals at each of its branch offices to the computer at its main office using special phone lines with telecommunications devices. The phone line from a branch office need not be connected directly to the main office. It can be connected indirectly by being connected to another branch office that is connected (directly or indirectly) to the main office. The only requirement is that every branch office be connected by some route to the main office. The charge for the special phone lines is $100 times the number of miles involved, where the distance (in miles) between every pair of offices is as follows:

A supplier ships goods from Richmond, VA to three market places in 3 cities (Chicago, IL; Athens, GA; St. Luis, MO). The supplier can ship every day, every other day, or every third day. There is a penalty of $0.30/cwt for each day delayed. Consolidating shipments allows for lower transportation costs from larger loads, but incurs penalty costs due to the delay. Transportation Rate (S/cwt) Shipment City Weight/day LTL 50,000 lb 50000 lb Chicago, IL 18,000 lb (180 cwt) 1.50 1.25 Athens, GA 15,000 lb (150 cwt) 1.35 1.00 St. Luis, MO 12,000 lb (120 cwt) 2.00 1.50 Total 45,000 Ib = 450 cwt Find what is the cost for the following: Shipping Every Day Shipping on the alternate Day (every two days) Shipping every three Day

What is the total cost for these services ?

Mrs. Johnson failed to renew her sales associates license last year. Her license is now on inactive status. What can Mrs. Johnson do to reactivate her license? О Simply pay the renewal fee online. Complete the required continuing education, submit a renewal application and pay the renewal fee. Retake the 63-hour pre-license course, pass the state licensing exam, and apply for a new license. Submit a renewal application online. There are no reactivation fees required.

Scenario 14.1 — Vidalia OnionsWhen Vidalia onions are ready, the entire 13 county (plus parts of seven other counties) area in Georgia where they are grown is devoted to the harvest, packaging and shipping of this delicacy. The Onion Shack currently purchases 120,000 bags of onions each year at a price of $100 per bag (a bag is ten pounds). Onion Shack has historically purchased in lots of 3000 bags. Transit time and capacity vary as indicated in the table (lead time is 2 days more than transit time). The safety inventory that Onion Shack requires is 30% of lead time demand and the holding cost for a bag is 15% of cost. Carrier Quantity Shipped (cwt) Quantity shipped (bags) Shipping cost ($/cwt) Transit time (days) Mashburn Rail 200+ 2000+ $2.10 5 Sylvia Express 100+ 1000+ $2.35 3 Anita Enterprises 250+ 2500+ $1.35 3 Smith Trucking 250+ 2500+ $1.00 3   Use Scenario 14.1 to determine the total cost of the Anita Enterprises option if the Onion Shack purchases 240,000 bags…