46. Ford is going to produce a new vehicle, the Pioneer,and wants to determine the amount of annual capacityit should build. Ford’s goal is to maximize the profitfrom this vehicle over the next five years. Each vehicle will sell for $19,000 and incur a variable production cost of $16,000. Building one unit of annual capacity will cost $2000. Each unit of capacity will alsocost $1000 per year to maintain, even if the capacityis unused. Demand for the Pioneer is unknown butmarketing estimates the distribution of annual demandto be as shown in the file P09_46.xlsx. Assume thatthe number of units sold during a year is the minimumof capacity and annual demand. Which capacity levelshould Ford choose? Do you think EMV is the appropriate criterion?

46. Ford is going to produce a new vehicle, the Pioneer,and wants to determine the amount of annual capacityit should build. Ford’s goal is to maximize the profitfrom this vehicle over the next five years. Each vehicle will sell for $19,000 and incur a variable production cost of $16,000. Building one unit of annual capacity will cost $2000. Each unit of capacity will alsocost $1000 per year to maintain, even if the capacityis unused. Demand for the Pioneer is unknown butmarketing estimates the distribution of annual demandto be as shown in the file P09_46.xlsx. Assume thatthe number of units sold during a year is the minimumof capacity and annual demand. Which capacity levelshould Ford choose? Do you think EMV is the appropriate criterion?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter11: Simulation Models

Section: Chapter Questions

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