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#1) Following is cost structure of an independent comic book publisher:

Fixed cost = 75,000

Variable cost = 8.00 per book

Selling price = 13.00 per book

Compute the following:

How many books have to be sold to make a profit of 2000 dollars? (2 points)

The publisher has an estimate of demand of 5000 books.At what selling price would the publisher break even? (2 points)

#2)

TransCanada Corp. is in the business of manufacturing toys using assembly lines. The time to perform each task and the tasks that must immediately precede each task are:

Task Precedence Duration (seconds)

A --- 18

B --- 30

C A, B 12

D B 6

E C, D 12

F D 36

G F 24

Demand per day is 560 units. The company works one 8-hour shift each day. A shift includes 2 snack breaks of 20 minutes (each). In addition, every hour there is a 6-minute rest break (i.e. 48 minutes per 8-hour shift).

Compute cycle time. (2 points)

For a cycle time of 42 seconds, balance the line using the Longest Operation Time first rule. (4 points)