A. it originates from the external customer.
B. there is a deep bill of material.
C. the finished products are mostly services (rather than goods).
D. there is a clearly identifiable parent.
E. the item has several children.
A. the likelihood of a stockout.
B. the number of items ordered.
C. total inventory-based costs.
D. the number of orders placed.
E. the safety stock.
C. total inventory-based costs.
A. Daily production is variable from period to period.
B. Subcontracting, hiring, and layoffs manipulate supply.
C. Price points are calculated to match demand to capacity.
D. Inventory goes up or down to buffer the difference between demand and production.
E. Overtime is used to handle seasonal demand fluctuations.
A. honoring stakeholder commitments
B. training, retaining, and motivating employees
C. efficiently developing and producing safe high-quality green products
D. increasing executive pay
E. providing a safe workplace
A. low cost
B. response
C. differentiation
D. low cost and response
E. low cost and differentiation
E. low cost and differentiation
A. lower taxes and tariffs.
B. lower wage scales.
C. lower indirect costs.
D. less stringent regulations.
E. all of the above.
a) Sales budget
b) Cash budget
c) Direct labor budget
d) Production budget
A) A scatterplot is a formula that fits a straight line to data points, which helps plot the data.
B) A scatterplot is a graph of paired (x, y) quantitative data. It provides a visual image of the data plotted as points, which helps show any patterns in the data.
C) A scatterplot is a table of paired (x, y) quantitative data sorted from least to greatest, which helps show the range of the data.
D) A scatterplot is a graph of paired (x, y) qualitative data. It provides an organized display of the data, which helps show patterns in the data.
A) quadratic equation.
B) negative exponential distribution.
C) linear equation.
D) binomial distribution.