Consider consecutive processes A-B-C, where process A has a capacity of 25 units per hour, process B has a capacity of 30 units per hour, and process C has a capacity of 20 units per hour. In addition to having an inventory buffer in front of the final product (also known as finished goods), where would an operations manager, who practices the principles of Theory of Constraints, want another inventory buffer?

a. in front of process A
b. in front of process B
c. in front of process C
d. Inventory should not exist anywhere.

You are the manager of the packaging department in a cookie factory. (obviously, the packaging employees cannot eat the cookies that are transferred in during the period.) after your employees insert cookies into colorful packages (step 1) for display on store shelves, the packages of cookies are then boxed using cardboard cartons (step 2) for shipment to stores. each unit of product is represented by a carton of packaged cookies. the packaging department began the period with 1,000 units of cookies. during the period, 5,000 units of cookies were transferred in from the baking department and 5,500 units of cookies were transferred out to the finished goods department. the number of units of cookies in the ending inventory of the packaging department equals:

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The following information is for alex corp: product x: revenue $12.00 variable cost $4.50 product y: revenue $44.50 variable cost $9.50 total fixed costs $75,000 what is the breakeven point assuming the sales mix consists of two units of product x and one unit of product y?