Bus Mgt 1B Unit 5 Quiz

Hadeel calculates the activity ratios of different lines in her sock factory. While many of the lines are hovering around 98 percent, she sees that one line of five-toed socks has an activity ratio of 89.5 percent. Hadeel’s factory holds that it should take five hours to complete every batch of socks on the line. Looking at this activity ratio on the five-toed sock line, which is the MOST likely conclusion that Hadeel would draw?

Oliver wants to open a small retail shop to sell hand-carved clocks. He has gathered the information on how much the materials, shop rent, and electricity will cost. When trying to decide how much to charge for his clocks, what other factor does Oliver need to consider?

João manages a large department that is responsible for manufacturing and selling sheetrock. He’s working on his monthly plan to present at the S&OP meeting. When making his projections for the next quarter, which information would be the MOST valuable to João?

Megumi is happy with her regular vendor but notices that another company is offering the same teapots she sells in her store for $3 less than she pays. Considering the prior relationship she has with her existing vendor, wat is the BEST course of action for Megumi to take?

Megumi is happy with her regular vendor but notices that another company is offering the same teapots she sells in her store for $3 less than she pays. Considering the prior relationship she has with her existing vendor, wat is the BEST course of action for Megumi to take?

Emiko and Antoni are introduced at a party and begin to make small talk. When asked what he does for a living, Antoni answers, “I’m in retail.” Based on this answer, what fact is safe for Emiko to assume?

After studying last quarter’s figures, Luca sees that, although it should only take five hours to manufacture each blender, his employees are taking nine hours on average. Which percentage shows their efficiency rate?

Zala specializes in supply chain management for a large defense contractor. Looking over the calls she has placed to different departments over the last month, which department would likely show up MOST on Zala’s phone records?

Giovanni runs a large company that pours concrete foundations. He bids on huge jobs laying the foundations for skyscrapers. Giovanni pays his workers by the hour. In the last few jobs, Giovanni has made less profit than originally expected. In order to adjust his bids, what ratio would MOST help Giovanni know if he’s calculating enough into the proposal to pay his workers adequately?

Eli manages a store that sells men’s clothing. He receives a product catalog from his vendor with the items available for his upcoming order. After Eli looks at the product catalog, which would be the BEST order for him to place before the summer season?