Questions from General Business Management

Q: The city of Binghamton is served by two major hospitals: Western

The city of Binghamton is served by two major hospitals: Western Medical and Binghamton General. Western Medical is located in the southwest part of the city, and Binghamton General is in the northeas...

Q: Refer to the computer solution in Figure 3.15 (see

Refer to the computer solution in Figure 3.15 (see Problem 8). a. Calculate the ranges of optimality for the objective function coefficients. b. Interpret the ranges in part (a). c. Interpret the ran...

Q: Refer to the GulfGolf problem described in Section 2.1.

Refer to the GulfGolf problem described in Section 2.1. Suppose that management encounters each of the following situations: a. The accounting department revises its estimate of the profit contributi...

Q: Scot Air Express decided to offer direct service from Edinburgh to Manchester

Scot Air Express decided to offer direct service from Edinburgh to Manchester. Management must decide between a full-price service using the company’s new fleet of jet aircraft and...

Q: Frandec Company manufactures, assembles and rebuilds material handling equipment used in

Frandec Company manufactures, assembles and rebuilds material handling equipment used in warehouses and distribution centres. One product, called a Liftmaster, is assembled from four components: a fra...

Q: Naples Fishing Supply manufactures a variety of fishing equipment, which it

Naples Fishing Supply manufactures a variety of fishing equipment, which it sells throughout Europe. For the next three months, Naples estimates demand for a particular product at 150, 250 and 300 uni...

Q: The Daugherty Porta-Vac project discussed in Section 9.2

The Daugherty Porta-Vac project discussed in Section 9.2 has an expected project completion time of 17 weeks. The probability that the project could be completed in 20 weeks or less is 0.9656. The non...

Q: Digital Controls, Inc. (DCI), manufactures two models of

Digital Controls, Inc. (DCI), manufactures two models of a radar speed device used by police to monitor the speed of automobiles. Model A has an accuracy of plus or minus one km per hour, whereas the...

Q: The Dome queuing model in Section 11.1 studies the waiting

The Dome queuing model in Section 11.1 studies the waiting time of customers at its restaurant. Dome’s single-channel queuing system has a mean of 0.75 arrivals per minute and a service rate of one cu...

Q: Tucker Inc. produces high-quality suits and sport coats for

Tucker Inc. produces high-quality suits and sport coats for men. Each suit requires 1.2 hours of cutting time and 0.7 hours of sewing time, uses six metres of material, and provides a profit contrib...