Give examples of the COPQ (internal and external failure costs) and the cost of quality assurance (prevention and appraisal) costs, using relevant industry example(s) to illustrate your point(s).

Compare and contrast the supply chains for McDonald’s and for Toyota. Be detailed and specific.

A toy manufacturer's cost for producing q units of a game is given by C(q) = 1460 + 3.5q + 0.0006q². If the demand for the game is given by p = 8.6 − (1/440)q. How many games should be produced to maximize profit? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)

discuss how it is possible to achieve the benefit of large low cost and high speed memory with the cache-main memory hierarchical organization? Discuss the two properties of computer programs that make it feasible to meet this goal

Find the maximum profit given by the revenue and cost functions​ below, where x is in thousands of units and​ R(x) and​ C(x) are in thousands of dollars.

R(x)= 115x-x^2

c(x)=1/3x^3-6x^2+91x+38

A. 682 thousand dollars

B. 470 Thousand dollars

C. 394 thousand dollars

D. 250 Thousand dollars

Parrish, Inc. is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $240,000 and would last for 5 years, at the end of which, the machine would have a salvage value of $48,000. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $62,000 per year. Additional working capital of $7,000 would be needed immediately, all of which would be recovered at the end of 5 years. The company’s discount rate is 17%

Compute the net present value of the proposed project.  Should the project be accepted or rejected?  Why?

A manufacturer is planning to produce and sell a new product. It would cost $20 million at Year 0 to buy the equipment necessary to manufacture the product. The project would require net working capital at the beginning of each year in an amount equal to 15% of the year's projected sales; for example, NWC₀ = 15%(Sales₁). The product would sell for $30 per unit, and believes that variable costs would amount to $15 per unit. After Year 1, the sales price and variable costs will increase at the inflation rate of 3%. The project's fixed costs would be $500,000/year in Year 1 and would increase with inflation.

The products will be sold for 4 years. If the project is undertaken, it must be continued for the entire 4 years. The firm believes it could sell 500,000 units per year

     The equipment would be depreciated over using straight-line depreciation. The estimated market value of the equipment at the end of the project’s 4-year life is $500,000. The federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. Its cost of capital is 10%.

Do parts a-e in Excel with separate tabs for each part.

   a.) Develop a spreadsheet model, and use it to find the project’s NPV, IRR, and payback. .

2. Now conduct a sensitivity analysis to determine the sensitivity of NPV to changes in the sales price, variable costs per unit, and number of units sold. Set these variables’ values at least 5%, 10%, and 20% above and below their base-case values. Include a graph in your analysis. To which variable does NPV appear most sensitive?   (Suggestions: Use Excel’s Data Table feature, or re-calculate the NPV of each input level and then copy and paste the results).                                                                                                                       
3. Now conduct a scenario analysis. Assume that there is a 25% probability that best-case conditions, with each of the variables discussed in Part b being 20% better than its base-case value, will occur. There is a 25% probability of worst-case conditions, with the variables 20% worse than base, and a 50% probability of base-case conditions.     (Suppose the average CV of this company's projects is 2.0. Is this project more or less risky than the average project for this company?).   
4. Set up your own numerical example of a real option. You can choose either a timing or an abandonment option. Use any probabilities and cash flows that make sense.

1. In a Cost-of-Quality (COQ) reporting framework, costs incurred in conjunction with the measurement and analysis of data to ascertain conformity of products and services to specification are properly classified as:

External failure costs

Appraisal costs.

Internal failure costs

.Prevention costs.

Value-added costs.

2. Costs incurred because of poor quality found through appraisal prior to delivery of the product to the customer are, in a Cost-of-Quality (COQ) reporting framework, considered:

External failure costs.

Appraisal costs.

Prevention costs.

Internal failure costs.

Conformity costs.

Man-U-Facturing Inc. will buy a machine that has a cost of $850,000 and is expected to be useful for 10 years. At the end of the 10th year, the firm intends to sell the machine for an estimated price of $52,036. In addition, the yearly benefits are expected to be $201,952 while the annual maintenance costs are predicted to be $51,300. The company uses a 9% interest rate for this project and it is currently being taxed at a flat tax rate of 21%. This time assume that Man-U-Facturing Inc. uses straight-line depreciation. What is the after-tax benefit-cost ratio?

using straight-line depreciation. What is the after-tax net present value (NPV)?

using straight-line depreciation. What is the before-tax net present value (NPV)?

Elfalan Corporation produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company's normal activity level of 42,000 units per month is as follows:

The normal selling price of the product is $90.10 per unit.

An order has been received from an overseas customer for 2,200 units to be delivered this month at a special discounted price. This order would not change the total amount of the company's fixed costs. The variable selling and administrative expense would be $1.40 less per unit on this order than on normal sales.

Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.

Suppose there is not enough idle capacity to produce all of the units for the overseas customer and accepting the special order would require cutting back on production of 800 units for regular customers. The minimum acceptable price per unit for the special order is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

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Multiple Choice

• $81.30 per unit

• $69.10 per unit

• $66.62 per unit

• $90.10 per unit