Question 2.A company determined to expand its existing capacity for the next three years. Assume the demand for the next three years are 15, 30, and 60, respectively and the existing capacity is 8(Note, you will need to calculate the demand of increase first for each period). The cost of capacity expansion is 100 x2where x is the amount of the capacity expanded(Note that if expansion is zero, then the cost is zero, NOT 100!). Findthe optimal capacity expansion plan for the next three years using discount rate of one.

Atelephone call center uses three customer service representatives (csrs) during the 8: 30 a. m. to 9: 00 a. m. time period. the standard service rate is 3.0 minutes per telephone call per csr. assuming a target labor utilization rate of 80 percent, how many calls can these three csrs handle during this half-hour period?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.

When conducting a swot analysis, information about turnover, profit margins, and staff quality can be used to identify: