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Chapter 2, Problem 1BCQ
To determine
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Opportunity cost: Opportunity Cost is the loss of benefit incurred by a person by choosing an alternative course of action. It is the benefit given up when an option is rejected during decision making and another option is selected.
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Determination of Opportunity cost of allowing a worker to wander off on the factory floor from one task to the other.
- Opportunity costs that is associated with having a worker wander across the factory floor from task to task or in search of tools and parts are:
- The time saved as it was easy to move the products from one assembly team to another.
- The portion of the floor saved by keeping inventory on need basis.
- Thus, B saved 50% time of the workers wandering off in the factory and 40% of the floor space.
Conclusion:
Thus, opportunity cost for the workers who were wandering across the factory floor is reduced in time by 50% and for the spare parts, opportunity cost is reduced by 40% of floor area.
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EBK ECONOMICS
Ch. 2.A - Prob. 1PCh. 2.A - Prob. 2PCh. 2.A - Prob. 3PCh. 2.A - Prob. 4PCh. 2.A - Prob. 5PCh. 2.A - Prob. 6PCh. 2.A - Prob. 7PCh. 2.A - Prob. 8PCh. 2.A - Prob. 9PCh. 2.A - Prob. 10P
Ch. 2 - Prob. 1BCQCh. 2 - Prob. 2BCQCh. 2 - Prob. 3BCQCh. 2 - Prob. 4BCQCh. 2 - Prob. 1PCh. 2 - Prob. 2PCh. 2 - Prob. 3PCh. 2 - Prob. 4PCh. 2 - Prob. 5PCh. 2 - Prob. 6PCh. 2 - Prob. 7PCh. 2 - Prob. 8PCh. 2 - Prob. 9PCh. 2 - Prob. 10PCh. 2 - Prob. 11PCh. 2 - Prob. 12PCh. 2 - Prob. 13PCh. 2 - Prob. 14PCh. 2 - Prob. 15PCh. 2 - Prob. 16P
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