Exam 6: Production Processes

You are hired as a consultant to decide if your client should purchase a new, highly specialized, piece of equipment.The product to be produced by this equipment is forecast to have a total worldwide demand of 15,000 units over the entire product life.The initial investment to acquire and install the equipment is $256,000.The variable cost to produce each unit will be $15 and the selling price for the finished product will be $30.Which of the following best describes the situation the firm is facing?

Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which similar equipment or functions are grouped together?

Break-even analysis can only be used in production equipment decision making when dealing solely with fixed costs, no variable costs.

Engineer-to-order firms will work with the customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components.

Assume that you are offered a new piece of equipment for $10,000.The equipment will produce 10,000 units per year with a margin of $6.00 per unit.Demand for the product being produced has been 2,000 units per year.Your current equipment is fully depreciated and can produce the 2,000 units per year at but at a margin of only $4.00 per unit.Should you purchase the new equipment? Under what conditions?

Assume a fixed cost for a process of $15,000.The variable cost to produce each unit of product is $10 and the selling price for the finished product is $25.Which of the following is the number of units that has to be produced and sold to break-even?