Metters cabinets, inc., needs to choose a production method for its new office shelf, the maxistand. to accomplish this, the firm has gathered the following production cost data: annualized fixed cost of plant & equipment variable costs (per unit) ($) process type labor material energy mass customization $ 1 comma 260 comma 000 30 18 12 intermittent $ 1 comma 000 comma 000 24 26 20 repetitive $ 1 comma 600 comma 000 28 15 12 continuous $ 2 comma 000 comma 000 25 15 10 metters cabinets projects an annual demand of 24 comma 000 units for the maxistand. the selling price for the maxistand is $ 120 per unit. a) based on the projected annual demand, the best alternative available is to use th

Sri lanka is one of the major tea producing nations in the world. a substantial portion of the country's annual tea production gets exported to various countries, including the united arab emirates, russia, and other countries in the middle east. given the success in these countries, sri lanka decided to foray into the asian market. research evidence indicated that people in myanmar are major consumers of tea and that there is a high demand for tea in that country. this convinced industry experts in sri lanka that exporting to myanmar was a good idea. even though sri lankan tea was priced competitively, sales in myanmar turned out to be far lower than expected. which of the following, if true, could explain this outcome? a. myanmar exported a substantial amount of its annual tea production that year. b. the tea exported from sri lanka is of the highest quality. c. the myanmar government hiked the minimum wage for labor. d. people in myanmar are willing to pay more for their domestic tea brands than for foreign brands. e. sri lankan tea exports to other asian countries like india and china have also not been very successful.