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MAS.2315-Quantitative Method s
Problem 4. A particular manufacturing job is subjected to
an estimated 75% learning curve. The first batch required
200 labor hours to complete.
REQUIRED:
‘What is the cumulative average time per batch after
elght batches are compieted?
2. What is the total time required to produce 2
batches?
3. How many hours are required to produce the second
batch?
4, How many hours are required to produce the third
and fourth batch?
Problem 2. Toss Company recently completed and sold
an order of 80 units that had the following costs:
Direct materials P 2,500
Direct labor (1,000 hours @ P9.00) 9,000
Variable overhead (1,000 hours @ P5.00)* 5,000
Fixed overhead** 475
Total pigg7s
Applied on the basis of direct labor hours
**Applied at the rate of 15 percent of variable cost
The company has now been requested to prepare a bid
for 150 units of the same product.
If an 80 percent learning curve is applicable, how much
total cost would Toss include on this order?
Problem 2. The Tamarao Company, which is trying to
decide whether to introduce as a new product a wrist
“radio-watch" designed for shortwave reception of exact
time as broadcast by the National telecommunications.
The radio-watch would be priced at P600, which is
exactly twice the variable cost per unit to manufacture
and sell it, The incremental fixed costs necessitated by
introducing this new product would amount _ to.
2,400,000 per year. Subjective estimates of the
probable demand for the product are shown in the
following probability distribution:
‘Annual demand
6,000 units
8,000 units
10,000 units
12,000 units.
14,000 units.
16,000 units
Probability = a
cn,
1. What is the expected value of demand for the new
product?
2. What Is the probability that the introduction of this
new preduct wil not increase company's potty,
Bae tans?
Problem 3, Toledo is considering launching 2 new
product which it believes has an 80% probability: of
success. The company, however, is considering
undertaking an advertising campaign at a cost of
40,000 which would increase the probability of success
to 90%.
If successful the product would generate income of
840,000 otherwise P294,000 would be received.
What will be the expected loss or gain from obtaining
the additional information?
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