Question: (Not a repeat question) Beancounters manufactures coffee bean grinders It wants to reduce the cost of one of its most popular models. It received customer

(Not a repeat question)

Beancounters manufactures coffee bean grinders

It wants to reduce the cost of one of its most popular models. It received customer feedback on this models key features as listed below:

Feature1-10 pt Scale% from Grinding Speed8100%MotorGrinding Accuracy1020%Motor 30%Blade Assembly 50%Electronic Control UnitEase of Cleaning730%Blade 70%CanisterSettings Menu Easy to Use9100%Electronic Control Unit

The cost of each component of the grinder is as follows:

Motor$10.00Blade Assembly$8.00Canister$2.00Electronic Control Unit$15.00Total$35.00

Based on their value index, which components would you recommend that the design team enhance their features and perhaps increase their costs, which components would you recommend they decrease their costs, and which components would you recommend they take no action to increase or decrease their costs?

Group of answer choices

a) Enhance: Motor, Electronic Control Unit, & Canister; No Action: None; Reduce Cost: Blade Assembly.

b) Enhance: Motor & Canister; No Action: Electronic Control Unit; Reduce Cost: Blade Assembly.

c) Enhance: Canister; No Action: Motor & Electronic Control Unit; Reduce Cost: Blade Assembly.

d) Enhance: Blade Assembly & Electronic Control Unit, No Action: None; Reduce Cost: Motor & Canister.

e) Enhance: Canister; No Action: Motor, Blade Assembly, & Electronic Control Unit; Reduce Cost: None.

f) None of the above.

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