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QUESTION 12

A company of six departments has the following closeness factors and current locations of departments. Assume rectilinear distance. Which pair of departments has the greatest weighted-distance score?

1	2	3
4	5	6

Department pair	Closeness factor
1,2	10
1,3	9
1,4	8
1,5	7
1,6	5
2,3	4
2,4	3
2,5	2
2,6	1
3,4	8
3,5	7
3,6	5
4,5	4
4,6	3
5,6	2

Answer

		1, 2
		3, 6
		3, 4
		5, 6
		2, 4

5 points

QUESTION 13

1. A company of six departments has the following closeness factors and current locations of departments. There are two alternative configurations. Assume rectilinear distance. Which configuration has the lowest weighted-distance score?

initial configuration

1	2	3
4	5	6

Alternative 1

5	2	3
4	1	6

Alternative 2

1	2	3
4	6	5

Department pair	Closeness factor
1,2	10
1,3	9
1,4	8
1,5	7
1,6	5
2,3	4
2,4	3
2,5	2
2,6	1
3,4	8
3,5	7
3,6	5
4,5	4
4,6	3
5,6	2

Answer

		Current configuration
		Alternative 1
		Alternative 2
		Both the current and alternative 2

5 points

QUESTION 14

A company is considering two options for the production of a part needed downstream in the manufacturing process. Particulars are as follows:

Specialized automation	Fixed Costs = $10,000 / month	Variable Cost / Unit = $2
General automation:	Fixed Costs = $4,000 / month	Variable Cost / Unit = $6

What is the monthly break-even quantity for choosing between the two automation approaches?

Answer

		1000
		1500
		2000
		2300
		2500

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