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A soft drink company with bottling plant automation software installed incurs an annual fixed cost of $10,000. Direct labor is $3.50 per package and material cost is $4.50 per package. The selling
A manufacturing concern produces a product which is sold at a price of $10.50 per unit. The plant's fixed cost is $50,000 and its variable cost is $6.50 per unit. How many units should be produced at
A company, XYZ has an estimated sales volume of 200 units with unit sales price of $25. Compute the breakeven point using the information given in the following table, if:a. Fixed cost increases by
Classify each of the following cost items as mostly fixed or variable:Raw materials ...............................Administrative salariesDirect labor ..................................Payroll
A plant produces a commodity whose selling price is given by the function P = $500 - 0.0025D per unit, where D is the number of units manufactured. Total fixed cost is $26,335 per year and variable
A regional airline company estimated four years ago that each pound of aircraft weight adds $30 per year to its fuel expense. Now the cost of jet fuel has doubled from what it was four years ago. A
Jerry Smith's residential air conditioning (AC) system has not been able to keep his house cool enough in 90°F weather. He called his local AC I maintenance person, who discovered a leak in the
Ethanol blended with gasoline can be used to power a "flex-fueled" car. One particular blend that is gaining in popularity is E85, which is 85 % ethanol and 15% gasoline. E85 is 80% cleaner burning
The fixed cost for a steam line per meter of pipe is $450X + $50 per year. The cost for loss of I heat from the pipe per meter is $4.8/X1/2 per year. Here, X represents the thickness of insulation in
A farmer estimates that if he harvests his soybean crop now, he will obtain 1,000 bushels, which he can sell at $3.00 per bushel. However, he estimates that this crop will increase by an additional
The cost of operating a large ship (CO) varies as the square of its velocity (v); specifically, CO = knv2, where n is the trip length in miles and k is a constant of proportionality. It is known that
A manufacturing concern's total cost function is C = X/5 and its revenue function is R = 39 log(8X + 1). Find the optimum output where the profit is maximized and the maximum profit.
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the amount of energy lost because of poorly insulated homes is equivalent to 2 million barrels of oil per day. In 2009, this is more oil than the
One component of a system's life-cycle cost is the cost of system failure. Failure costs can be reduced by designing a more reliable system. A simplified expression for system life-cycle cost, C, can
A team of researchers has developed a process for extracting combustible methane gas from garbage. With a specially adapted internal combustion engine, the team claims that an automobile can be
Stan Moneymaker has been shopping for a new car. He is interested in a certain 4-cyIinder sedan that averages 28 miles per gallon. But the salesperson tried to persuade Stan that the 6-cylinder model
A producer of synthetic motor oil for automobiles and light trucks has made the following statement: "One quart of Dynolube added to your next oil change will increase fuel mileage by one percent.
An automobile dealership offers to fill the four tires of your new car with 100% nitrogen for a cost of $20. The dealership claims that nitrogen-filled tires run cooler than those filled with
In the design of an automobile radiator, an engineer has a choice of using either a brass-copper alloy casting or a plastic molding. Either material provides the same service. However, the
Rework Example 2-9 for the case where the capacity of each machine is further reduced by 25% because of machine failures, materials shortages, and operator errors. In this situation, 30,000 units of
Two alternative designs are under consideration for a tapered fastening pin. The fastening pins are sold for $0.70 each. Either design will serve equally well and will involve the same material and
A gear manufacturer produces gears for a machine. Two processes, casting and forging, are possible for manufacturing, and the parameters of each process are as follows:Assume that the daily demand
The speed of your automobile has a huge effect on fuel consumption. Traveling at 65 miles per hour (mph) instead of 55 mph can consume almost 20% more fuel. As a general rule, for every mile per hour
Suppose that four 85-octane gasoline pumps and three 89-octane gasoline pumps provide as much profit at a local convenience store in five days as three 85-octane pumps and five 89-octane pumps
Refer to Example 2-11. Would the pump recommendation change if the cost of electricity was $0.15 per kWh? What if the pumps were only required for 3,000 operating hours
John Bros, owner of a spark plug manufacturing facility, is looking to expand his production capacity. He is considering three locations A, B, and C for the construction of a new plant. The company
The annual demand for an item that can be either purchased or produced is 3000 units. Costs associated with each alternative are as follows:Should the item be manufactured or purchased? What is the
A national car rental agency asks, "Do you want to bring back the economy-class car full of gas or with an empty tank? If we fill up the tank for you, we'll charge you $2.70 per gallon, which is 30
One method for developing a mine containing an estimated 100,000 tons of ore will result in the recovery of 62% of the available ore deposit and will cost $23 per ton of material removed. A
A company manufactures a product that is used in-house as well as having commercial applications. The fixed cost is $70,000 per month and variable cost is $80 per unit. The selling price per unit is
Which of the following statements are true and which are false? (all sections) a. Working capital is a variable cost. b. The greatest potential for cost savings occurs in the operation phase of the
A hot water leak in one of the faucets of your apartment can be very wasteful. A continuous leak of one quart per hour (a "slow" leak) at 155°F causes a loss of 1.75 million Btu per year. Suppose
Albany, NY. For transportation, the group will rent a car from either the State Tech Motor Pool or a local car dealer. The Motor Pool charges $0.36 per mile, has no daily fee, and pays for the gas.
Web Exercise Home heating accounts for approximately one-third of energy consumption in a typical U.S. household. Despite soaring prices of oil, coal, and natural gas, one can make his/her winter
Refer to Example 2-7. If the average inside temperature of this house in Virginia is increased from 65° F to 72° F, what is the most economical insulation amount? Assume that 100,000,000 Btu are
Stan Moneymaker presently owns a 10-year-old automobile with low mileage (78,000 miles). The NADA "blue book" value of the car is $2,500. Unfortunately, the car's transmission just failed, and Stan
What are the key factors in this analysis, and how would your decision change if the assumed value of these factors changes? For example, what impact does rising fuel costs have on this analysis? Or,
Visit your local car dealer (either in person or online) to determine the cost of the daytime running lights option. How many accidents (per unit time) would have to be avoided for this option to be
What is the optimal number of units that should be produced and sold each month?(a) 10 units (b) 15 units (c) 20 units (d) 25 units
Which of the following values of D represents the breakeven point? (a) 10 units (b) 15 units (c) 20 units (d) 25 units A manufacturing company leases a building for $100,000 per year for its
How many units per year must be sold for the company to breakeven? (a) 4,800 (b) 3,000 (c) 8,000 (d) 6,667 (e) 4,000
If 10,000 units per year are sold, what is the annual profit? (a) $280,000 (b) $50,000 (c) $150,000 (d) -$50,000 (e) $30,000
If the selling price is lowered to $35 per unit, how many units must be sold each year for the company to earn a profit of $60,000 per year? (a) 12,000 (b) 10,000 (c) 16,000 (d) 18,000
The fixed costs incurred by a small genetics research lab are $200,000 per year. Variable costs are 60% of the annual revenue. If annual revenue is $300,000, the annual profit/loss is most nearly
A manufacturer makes 7,900,000 memory chips per year. Each chip takes 0.4 minutes of direct labor at the rate of $8 per hour. The overhead costs are estimated at $11 per direct labor hour. A new
You have been invited by friends to fly to Germany for October fest next year. For international travel, you apply for a passport that costs $97 and is valid for 10 years. After you receive your
The fixed and variable costs for three manufacturing plant sites for a product are shown in the following table:a. Over what range of production is each location optimal? b. Which site is best for
A friend of yours has been thinking about quitting her regular day job and going into business for herself. She currently makes $60,000 per year as an employee of the Ajax Company, and she
Duncan Jones has made a windfall gain of $50,000. He has come up with three options of investing the money. First, he could dispose of his bachelor pad and buy a house in a nice neighbourhood.
Develop an estimate for the cost of washing and drying a 12-pound load of laundry. Remember to consider all the costs. Your time is worth nothing unless you have an opportunity to use it for making
A water treatment plant was built in the year 2006 at a total cost of $2,000,000. Additional information is given in the accompanying table.a. Calculate a weighted index for water treatment plant
The purchase price of a natural gas-fired commercial boiler (capacity X) was $181,000 eight years ago. Another boiler of the same basic design, except with capacity 1.42X, is currently being
An air jet manufacturing facility had a cost index equal to 90.00 per aircraft in the year 2008. The anticipated cost index for the airplane in 2013 is 110. The average compound rate of growth should
Five years ago, an 80 MW gas power unit cost $150,000. The cost index for the turbine 5 years ago was 180 and it is now 196. The cost capacity factor is 0.7. a. The plant engineering staff is
A railways engineering company plans to start a new metro rail line. It requires electric poles and cables to supply power. It is estimated that 40 km of cabling will be needed and that each km of
For a construction project, a building is to be air-conditioned and 500 feet of insulated ductwork is required. The duct is made from materials costing $5.00 per foot for the steel duct and $10.00
The structural engineering design section within the engineering department of a regional electrical utility corporation has developed several standard designs for a group of similar transmission
The overhead costs for a company are presently $X per month. The management team of the company, in cooperation with the employees, is ready to implement a comprehensive improvement program to reduce
In a learning curve application, 846.2 work-hours are required for the third production unit and 783.0 work-hours are required for the fifth production unit. Determine the value of n (and therefore
Mr. Greg is planning to open a new shop whose floor space spans approximately 4000-5000 gross square feet. The shop will also contain an office area measuring approximately 800 square feet. Develop a
Use the following information and find number of units that must be sold to achieve a profit of $50,000. Direct labor hour: ..................................... 0.5 hour/unit Direct labor costs:
The cost of building a supermarket is related to the total area of the building. Data for the last 10 supermarkets built for Regork, Inc., are shown in the accompanying table.a. Develop a CER for the
A mobile phone company launches a new model. The best competitor offers a similar phone at $500 per unit. Other pertinent data are as follows: Directory labor cost:
Today a proposed community college is estimated to cost $34.6 million, which is $127 per square foot of space multiplied by 272,310 square feet. If construction costs are expected to increase by 19%
Your FICO score is a commonly used measure of credit risk (see www.myfico.com). A score of 850 is the best (highest) score possible. Thirty-five percent of the FICO score is based on payment history
A small plant has been constructed and the costs are known. A new plant is to be estimated with the use of the exponential (power sizing) costing model. Major equipment, costs, and factors are as
You have been asked to prepare a quick estimate of the construction cost for a coal-fired electricity generating plant and facilities. A work breakdown structure (levels one through three) is shown
Refer to Example 3-7. Construct a graph to show how the time to complete the 10th car changes as the learning curve slope parameter is varied from 75% to 95%.
The Betterbilt Construction Company designs and builds residential mobile homes. The company is ready to construct, in sequence, 16 new homes of 2,400 square feet each. The successful bid for the
Estimate the cost of an oil change (5 quarts of oil) and a new oil filter for your automobile at a local service station. It takes a technician 20 minutes to do this job. Compare your estimate with
What cost factor is the per unit demanufacturing cost most sensitive to and why?
What is the projected impact on the per unit demanufacturing cost of a 50% increase in training costs coupled with a 90% increase in transportation costs? What is the revised cost reduction
You have been asked to estimate the per unit selling price of a new line of clothing. Pertinent data are as follows: Direct labor rate: ............................... $15.00 per hour Production
Given the following information, how many units must be sold to achieve a profit of $25,000? Direct labor hours: ........................... 0.2 hour/unit Direct labor costs:
Find the average time per unit required to produce the 30th unit, if the slope parameter of the learning rate is 90% and the first unit takes 450 hours.(a) -3.30693E-11(b) 305.5404 (c) 268(d)
A student is considering the purchase of two alternative cars. Car A initially costs $1,500 more than Car B, but uses 0.05 gallons per mile, versus 0.07 gallons per mile for Car B. Both cars will
An automatic process controller will eliminate the current manual control operation. Annual cost of the current method is $4,000. If the controller has a service life of 13 years and an expected
A foreman supervises A, B, and eight other employees. The foreman sates that he spends twice as much time supervising A and half as much time supervising B, compared with the average time spent
A power generation company spews 100 million tons of flue gases (mostly CO2 and SO2) into the environment each year. The company has committed to spending $1.5 billion in capital over the next
An automatic process controller will eliminate the current manual control operations. The annual cost of the current method is $5,000. If the controller has a service life of 12 years, and an
A small textile plant was constructed in 2000. The major equipment, costs, and factors are shown below. Estimate the cost to build a new plant in 2010 if the index for this type of equipment has
The proposed small office building in Example 3-2 has 24,000 net square feet of area heated by a natural gas furnace. The owner of the building wants to know the approximate cost of heating the
An electric power distributor charges residential customers $0.10 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The company advertises that "green power" is available in 150 kWh blocks for an additional $4 per month.
Mr. John Ratchett is planning to construct a manufacturing plant. To get production started, he will require land, infrastructure and machinery. He anticipates that production will commence in two
A lump-sum loan of $5,000 is needed by Chandra to pay for college expenses. She has obtained small consumer loans with 12% interest per year in the past to help pay for college. But her father has
A large bank has increased its annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards to 30%. This move was necessary because of the "additional risks" faced by the bank in a weak economy. If monthly
A mortgage banking company has been evaluating the merits of a 50-year mortgage (in addition to their popular 30-year mortgage). The basic idea is to reduce the monthly payment and make home
Determine the current amount of money that must be invested at 12% nominal interest, compounded monthly, to provide an annuity of $10,000 (per year) for 6 years, starting 12 years from now. The
A light-duty pickup truck has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $14,000 on its window. After haggling with the salesperson for several days, the prospective buyer is offered the
You borrow $10,000 from a bank for three years at an annual interest rate, or annual percentage rate (APR), of 12%. Monthly payments will be made until all the principal and interest have been
A young couple has decided to set aside some money to fund their 5-year-old daughter's college education. They want to deposit the sum in an account that earns 8% compounded continuously. Beginning
The longer a loan schedule lasts, the more interest you will pay. To illustrate a $20,000-car-loan at 9% APR (compounded monthly) for three years (36 monthly payments) will incur total interest of
On January 1, 2005, a person's savings account was worth $200,000. Every month thereafter, this person makes a cash contribution of $676 to the account. If the fund is expected to be worth $400,000
Suppose you owe $1,100 on your credit card. The annual percentage rate (APR) is 18%, compounded monthly. The credit card company says your minimum monthly payment is $19.80. a. If you make only this
If a nominal interest rate of 8% is compounded continuously, determine the unknown quantity in each of the following situations: a. What uniform EOY amount for 10 years is equivalent to $8,000 at EOY
Find the value of the unknown quantity Z in the following diagram, such that the equivalent cash outflow equals the equivalent cash inflows when r = 20% compounded continuously:
A person needs $18,000 immediately as a down payment on a new home. Suppose that she can borrow this money from her company credit union. She will be required to repay the loan in equal payments made
Jim is a farsighted 20-year-old who wants to have $5 million saved by the time he's 30. If he can earn 5% on his funds, how much he should invest today to reach his goal?
Many persons prepare for retirement by making monthly contributions to a savings program. Suppose that $2,000 is set aside each year and invested in a savings account that pays 10% interest per year,
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F). a. T F Interest is money paid for the use of equity capital. b. T F (A/F, i %,N) = (A/P, i %,N) + i. c. T F
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