Money Laundry has 8 washers and 16 dryers. All orders are first sent to wash and then to dry. It takes on average, 24 minutes to wash one order and 30 minutes to dry. a. What is the capacity of the washing stage?
b. What is the capacity of the drying stage?
c. Identify the bottleneck(s). Briefly explain.
d. What is the capacity of Money laundry? Briefly explain.
e. If Money Laundry would like to increase the capacity by buying one more machine, should they buy a washer or a dryer? Why?
The manager, Mr. Money, decided not to buy a machine. He still has 10 washers and 15 dryers. The manager estimates that on average Money Laundry receives eight orders every hour. The manager also finds that on average there are five orders in the washing stage and seven orders in the drying stage.
f. What is the utilization of washers, on average?
g. What is the utilization of dryers, on average?
h. On average, how long does it take an order to finish the washing process, from the time the order is received?
i. On average, how long does it take an order to finish the drying process, from the time the order fi nishes the washing process?
j. On average, how long does an order stay in Money Laundry?

Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?

In each of the following cases, find the unknown variable. ignore taxes. (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e. g., 32.) accounting unit price unit variable cost fixed costs depreciation break-even 20,500 $ 44 $ 24 $ 275,000 $ 133,500 44 4,400,000 940,000 8,000 75 320,000 80,000

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost