Demand for Quiggly Pops follows an up and down pattern over the four quarters of a year, with peaks in the spring and winter months when special promotions are held. Production is handled by a highly skilled local workforce during a regular 40-hour week (i. e., overtime and subcontracting are not used). The company likes to zero out its inventory at the end of a year so that it can start fresh each January. QP currently uses a level production strategy but would like to evaluate other options. The cost and demand figures are given below. Which plan would you recommend to QP? a. Level production
b. Chase demand
c. Produce 70,000 in period 1, and 100,000 in periods 2 through 4.
d. Produce 90,000 in periods 1 through 3, and 100,000 in period 4.

Quarter Demand Forecast

1 70,000
2 100,000
3 50,000
4 150,000

Beginning workforce - 40 workers
Production per employee - 1,250 units per quarter
Hiring cost - $500 per worker
Firing cost - $500 per worker
Inventory carrying cost - $1 per unit per quarter
Regular production cost - $10 per unit

Match each item to check for while reconciling a bank account with the document to which it relates.(there's not just one answer)1. balancing account statement2. balancing check registera. nsf feesb. deposits in transitc. interest earnedd. bank errors

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

Bulldog holdings is a u.s.-based consumer electronics company. it owns smaller firms in japan and taiwan where most of its cell phone technology is developed and manufactured before being released worldwide. which of the following alternatives to integration does this best illustrate? a. venture capitalism b. franchising c. joint venture d. parent-subsidiary relationship