2. Imagine you have some workers and some handheld computers that you can use to take inventory...
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2. Imagine you have some workers and some handheld computers that you can use to take inventory at a warehouse.
There are diminishing returns to taking inventory.
If one worker uses one computer, he can inventory 100 items per hour. Two workers sharing a computer can together inventory 150 items per hour. Three workers sharing a computer can together inventory 160 items per hour. And four or more workers sharing a computer can together inventory fewer than 160 items per hour. Computers cost $100 each and you must pay each worker
$25 per hour. If you assign one worker per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item? What if you assign two workers per computer? Three? How many workers per computer should you assign if you wish to minimize the cost of inventorying a single item? LO3
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Essentials Of Economics
ISBN: 9780077502140
3rd Edition
Authors: Stanley Brue, Campbell McConnell, Sean Flynn