Operations Management, Student Value Edition
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780132863308
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 4P
Prepare a service blueprint for one of the activities in Problem 7.1.
• 7.1 Prepare a flowchart for one of the following:
- a. the registration process at a school
- b. the process at the local car wash
- c. a shoe shine
- d. some other process with the approval of the instructor
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California Gardens, Inc., prewashes, shreds, and distributes a variety of salad mixes in 2-pound bags. Doug Voss, Operations VP, is considering a new Hi-Speed shredder to replace the old machine, referred to in the shop as "Clunker." Hi-Speed will have a fixed cost of $87,000 per month and a variable cost of $1.20 per bag. Clunker has a fixed cost of only $31,000 per month, but a variable cost of $1.70. Selling price is $2.40 per bag.
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a) What is the crossover point in units (point of indifference) for the processes?
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California Gardens, Inc., prewashes, shreds, and distributes a variety of salad mixes in 2-pound bags. Doug Voss, Operations VP, is considering a new Hi-Speed shredder to replace the old machine, referred to in the shop as "Clunker." Hi-Speed will have a fixed cost of $87,000 per month and a variable cost of $1.20 per bag. Clunker has a fixed cost of only $31,000 per month, but a variable cost of $1.70. Selling price is $2.40 per bag.
Part 2
a) What is the crossover point in units (point of indifference) for the processes?
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units. (Round your response to the nearest whole number.)
Part 3
b) What is the monthly profit or loss if the company changes to the Hi-Speed shredder and sells
90,000
bags per month?
The monthly profit or loss if the company changes to the Hi-Speed shredder and sells
90,000
bags per month is
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California Gardens, Inc., prewashes, shreds, and distributes a variety of salad mixes in 2-pound bags. Doug Voss, Operations VP, is considering a new Hi-Speed shredder to replace the old machine, referred to in the shop as "Clunker." Hi-Speed will have a fixed cost of
$87,000 per month and a variable cost of $1.20 per bag. Clunker has a fixed cost of only
$31,000 per month, but a variable cost of $1.70. Selling price is $2.40
per bag.
a) What is the crossover point in units (point of indifference) for the processes?
The crossover point isunits. (Round your response to the nearest whole number.)
Chapter 7 Solutions
Operations Management, Student Value Edition
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