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Chapter 2, Problem 1BCQ
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Opportunity cost of a worker wandering around the floor

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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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