Wefixit Co. has just signed a contract to handle copy machine repairs for a large printing company i
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Wefixit Co. has just signed a contract to handle copy machine repairs for a large printing company in Chicago. The contract covers copy machines at four locations, in the Loop (downtown), on the North side, on the West side, and on the South side. Wefixit has identified two potential sites for housing their equipment, spare parts, and employees. One site is Northwest of the Loop, and the other on is south of the Loop. The x, y coordinates for the printing company locations and potential sites for Wefixit are as follows: Type Printing Co. Printing Co. Printing Co. Printing Co. Wefixit Wefixit 24 18 North side West side South side 19 27 27 Northwest of Loop South of Loop 18 23 24 The estimate number of trips per year to each Printing Co. location is: 400 to Loop, 200 to North side, 200 to West side and 100 to South side. (a) Calculate the total load-distance value from each potential Wefixit location. (b) Where should Wefixit be located? Acme Corp. makes vending machines for small companies. They have recently started selling their vending machines in Southern California, with a great deal of success, at a price of $5,000 per machine. The company is convinced that they will need to either build a new plant near San Diego or expand their existing plant in New Orleans. If they build a new plant near San Diego, the annual fixed costs will be $6,000,000 and the variable costs will be S3,000 for each vending machine delivered to Southern California If they expand the New Orleans plant, their annual fixed costs for the expansion will be $2,000,000 and the variable costs will be $4,000 for each vending machine delivered to Southern California. (a) Determine the break-even quantity for building the new plant near San Diego. (b) Determine the break-even quantity for expanding the plant in New Orleans. (c) At what output will the two locations have the same total cost? (d) Assume that the demand forecast is less than the output in part c. Which option should the company choose? Raissa's carly learning center must decide how many students they need to enroll to make a profit. There is a trade off in quality of care and the number of students enrolled. They must make a profit but not have so many children that the care suffers. They must establish the point where the number of enrolled students establishes the first profit point. They've determined that their fixed costs are S4,500 per month. It costs them an additional S150 per month for each enrolled child. They only enroll students on a monthly basis at a price of $450. How many students must they enroll to start making a profit? “Looking for a Similar Assignment? Get Expert Help at an Amazing Discount!” “Is this question part of your assignment? We Can Help!”
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