Sam's Auto Shop services and repairs a particular brand of foreign automobile. Sam uses oil filters throughout the year. The shop operates 52 weeks per year and weekly demand is 130 filters. Sam estimates that it costs $20 to place an order and his annual holding cost rate is $3 per oil filter. Currently, Sam orders in quantities of 650 filters. Calculate the total annual costs associated with Sam's current ordering policy. Total annual costs = $

QUESTION 12 (Using the same problem) A vendor for the local ballpark food stand is questioning whether to stock his concession with a large or small inventory. He believes that it will depend upon the size of the crowd. He has developed a payoff matrix for the various alternatives (stocking decision) and states of nature (size of crowd). What is the answer using the criterion of minimax regret? Alternatives Large Inventory Small Inventory Probability O A) -$2,000 O B) $130,000 O C) $0 O D) $20,000 O E) $153,400 Large Crowd $220,000 $90,000 .20 PROFIT ($) Average Crowd $50,000 $70,000 .50 Small Crowd -$2,000 -$5,000 .30

QUESTION 1 Which of the following statements regarding foreast sharing game is INCORRECT?     Retailer only faces underage risk.     Supplier faces both underage and overage risks.     Suppliers tend to produce less than the supply chain optimal quantity.     The retailer has to purchase at least the quantity it reports to the supplier.   QUESTION 2 Assume that the firm can source from 2 faraway suppliers (each has Lead time = 4 months, capacity=60 k) and 2 Closeby suppliers (each Lead time =0 month, capacity=40k). The sales season starts in May. Which of the following statements regarding sourcing is INCORRECT?     The production change should be only applied to the Closeby supplier so that the firm can benefit from the change in time.     The production at the Faraway supplier should start in January and the production at Close-by supplier should start in May.     The firm should source from a combination of one faraway supplier and one close-by…

According to the Dependence Effect, consumers control the market through their purchases and so direct what is produced.   Question 10 options:   True   False