One unit of a is made of three units of b, one unit of c, and two units of d. b is composed of two units of e and one unit of d. c is made of one unit of b and two units of e. e is made of one unit of f. items b, c, e, and f have one-week lead times; a and d have lead times of two weeks. assume that lot-for-lot (l4l) lot sizing is used for items a, b, and f; lots of size 65, 65, and 180 are used for items c, d, and e, respectively. items c, e, and f have on-hand (beginning) inventories of 12, 80, and 150, respectively; all other items have zero beginning inventory. we are scheduled to receive 9 units of a in week 2, 50 units of e in week 1, and also 50 units of f in week 1. there are no other scheduled receipts. if 35 units of a are required in week 8, use the low-level-coded bill of materials to find the necessary planned order releases for all components. develop an mrp planning schedule showing gross and net requirements and order release and order receipt dates. (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

As a finance manager at allsports communication, charlie worries about the firm's borrowing requirements for the upcoming year. he knows the benefit of estimating allsports' cash disbursements and short-term investment expectations. facing these concerns, a(n) would provide charlie with valuable information by providing a good estimation of whether the firm will need to do short-term borrowing. capital budget cash budget operating budget line item budget

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.