ToyMax seeks to determine the number of Kanban containers needed to feed a newly established work cell. The cell requires 600 parts over an eight-hour day. Production lead time for the parts needed by the cell is 3 hours and the cell supervisor recommends a safety stock equal to 50% of the cell’s daily production. Assuming a container size of 100 parts, how many containers are needed for the new cell?

Sales at a fast-food restaurant average $6,000 per day. the restaurant decided to introduce an advertising campaign to increase daily sales. to determine the effectiveness of the advertising campaign, a sample of 49 days of sales were taken. they found that the average daily sales were $6,300 per day. from past history, the restaurant knew that its population standard deviation is about $1,000. if the level of significance is 0.01, have sales increased as a result of the advertising campaign? multiple choicea)fail to reject the null hypothesis. b)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is higher than $6,000 per day. c)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is lower than $6,000 per day. d)reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the mean is equal to $6,000 per day. expert answer

You operate a small advertising agency. you employ two secretaries, a graphic designer, three sales representatives, and an office coordinator. 1. what types of things would you consider when determining how to compensate each position? describe two (2) considerations. 2. what type of compensation plan would you use for each position?

Consider the following information on stocks a, b, c and their returns (in decimals) in each state: state prob. of state a b c boom 20% 0.27 0.22 0.16 good 45% 0.16 0.09 0.07 poor 25% 0.03 0 0.03 bust 10% -0.08 -0.04 -0.02 if your portfolio is invested 25% in a, 40% in b, and 35% in c, what is the standard deviation of the portfolio in percent? answer to two decimals, carry intermediate calcs. to at least four decimals.