1) Tesla needs to order custom processor chipsfior their cars. The annual demand is 50,000. It cost $5000 to place an order. The chips must be stored in an environmentally friendly location and cost $50 per chip to store annually. The factory is open 360 days a
year. What is the optimal order quantity? What is the number of workdays in an order cycle?

2) The Lancaster Tesla dealer is open to the public for customers to come to the store and test drive a car. On any given Saturday customer arrive at a rate of 5 customer per hour. It takes 1 employee about 30 minutes to complete the test drive with a customer. Some customers take shorter, some take longer. There is expected to be a wait, but what is the average number of customers waiting for service? This will allow Tesla to build the correct size waiting room. Also how long do customers wait in line. This will allow Tesla to plan alternative activities that can take place during the wait. As a manager, what would you recommend Tesla do about the current system in order to improve customer service?

The revenues of a company increased by 39% in year one and decreased 22% in year two. what is the overall change over the two-year period?

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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.