An automated stamping operation is fed by coil stock. each coil costs $500. scrap metal after each coil has been used is sold for $2000/ton. there is approximately 70 lb. scrap per role. a total of 2,500 parts are produced per coil. the press operates at 15 strokes per min. setup time before production is 2.0 hr., which includes loading the first coil. changeover time between coils is 20 min. the cost of operating the press is $75 per hr. the compound die cost is $50,000 and is expected to produce a total of 200,000 stampings. parts are run in batches of 20,000 stampings. each roll produces 4,000 stampings. find the following:  time required to complete a batch.  average production rate.  cost per piece.

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $58. a, compute the percentage total return. (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. what was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.