Questions from Management Science


Q: You are entering the widget business. It costs $500,

You are entering the widget business. It costs $500,000, payable in year 1, to develop a prototype. This cost can be depreciated on a straight-line basis during years 1 to 5. Each widget sells for $40...

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Q: A product can be produced on four different machines. Each machine

A product can be produced on four different machines. Each machine has a fixed setup cost, variable production cost per unit processed, and a production capacity, given in the file P06_53.xlsx. A tota...

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Q: Consider the Pigskin example. Find Pigskin’s optimal production policy if,

Consider the Pigskin example. Find Pigskin’s optimal production policy if, in addition to the given production and holding costs, there is a fixed cost of $50,000 during any month in which there is po...

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Q: McPherson Publishers is considering publishing five textbooks. The maximum number of

McPherson Publishers is considering publishing five textbooks. The maximum number of copies of each textbook that can be sold, the variable cost of producing each textbook, the selling price of each t...

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Q: Toshovo Computer owns four production plants at which computer workstations are produced

Toshovo Computer owns four production plants at which computer workstations are produced. The company can sell up to 40,000 computers per year at a price of $1500 per computer. For each plant, the pro...

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Q: Eastinghouse sells air conditioners. The annual demand for air conditioners in

Eastinghouse sells air conditioners. The annual demand for air conditioners in each region of the country is as follows: East, 100,000; South, 150,000; Midwest, 110,000; and West, 90,000. Eastinghouse...

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Q: During the next five periods, the demands listed in the file

During the next five periods, the demands listed in the file must be met on time. At the beginning of period 1, the inventory level is 0. During each period when production occurs, a setup cost of $10...

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Q: At a machine tool plant, five jobs must be completed each

At a machine tool plant, five jobs must be completed each day. The time it takes to do each job depends on the machine used to do the job. If a machine is used at all, a setup time is required. The re...

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Q: As it currently stands, investment 7 in the capital budgeting model

As it currently stands, investment 7 in the capital budgeting model has the lowest ROI. Keeping this same ROI, can you change the cash requirement and NPV for investment 7 so that it is selected in th...

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Q: Ford has four automobile plants. Each is capable of producing the

Ford has four automobile plants. Each is capable of producing the Focus, Mustang, or Taurus, but it can produce only one of these cars. The fixed cost of operating each plant for a year and the variab...

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