The chattanooga furniture store gets an average of 50 customers per shift. marilyn helms, the manager, wants to calculate whether she should hire 1, 2, 3, or 4 salespeople. she has determined that average waiting times will be 7 minutes with one salesperson, 4 minutes with two salespeople, 3 minutes with three salespeople, and 2 minutes with four salespeople. she has estimated the cost per minute that customers wait at $1. the cost per salesperson per shift (including fringe benefits) is $70.

1. one server
2. two servers
3. three servers
4. four servers

based on this information, marilyn has a minimum total cost per shift with people.

Kevin comes across people from various cultures in his job. kevin should deal with people from other cultures with blank . he should communicate by actively

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.