Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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2. What are the steps in the intuitive lowest-cost method?
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Question 4
b) Company ABC wishes to evaluate whether to produce a component
internally or purchase from a vendor. The firm has the following options:
Internal Production
Process 1
Process 2
Purchase from Vendor
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Vendor 3
Variable cost of $17 per unit; annual
fixed cost of $200,000
Variable cost of $14 per unit; annual
fixed cost of $240,000
Offers a price of $20 per unit for any
volume up to 30,000 units
Offers a price of $22 per unit for 1,000
units or less, and $18 per unit for
large quantities
Offers a price of $21 per unit for the
first 1,000 units and $19 per unit for
additional units
If the annual demand is 10,000 units, which alternative would be best from
a cost standpoint? For 20,000 units, which alternative would be best?
Question 2
"In air cargo revenue management, for every flight we operate, we first must forecast the capacity so we can understand how much space we can sell. Unlike on the passenger side where the number of seats is rather standard, the cargo capacity will vary based on the route, the aircraft, the number of passengers, the number of bags passengers are carrying and other metrics."
Karri Kauppi, Head of Cargo Revenue Management & Pricing, Finnair
Source: The Complexities of Air Cargo Revenue Management
https://www.kambr.com/articles/the-complexities-of-air-cargo-revenue-management
(a) According to Karri Kauppi, cargo revenue management (CRM) is complex. The first thing in CRM is to forecast the air cargo capacity which would depend on factors e.g. the route, the aircraft, the number of passengers, the number of bags and other metrics.
Appraise how Karri practises CRM in forecasting air cargo capacity and pricing available cargo space for sale in order to maximize profitability.…
Question 7
A rightward shift in the demand curve could be caused by
a. a increase in income, assuming the good is inferior.
b. a decrease in income, assuming the good is inferior.
c. buyers expecting the price of the good to fall in the near future.
d. an increase in the price of a complement.
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Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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