Which of the following companies is using cost drivers effectively to manage value chain activities cost efficiently? a. company a orders large amounts of supplies and keeps them stocked until customer demand rises to prevent falling behind schedule in meeting customer needs. b. company b uses just in time inventories and produces made to order products as and when customer demand rises. c. company c collects customer requests first and starts processing them only after reaching a certain number. d. company d routes all its supplies to a warehouse for storage and then transports them to individual factories for processing. e. company e substitutes lower-cost inputs with high-quality, high-cost inputs to gain customer attention and loyalty.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Arestaurant that creates a new type of sandwich is using (blank) as a method of competition.

The smelting department of kiner company has the following production and cost data for november. production: beginning work in process 3,700 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 23% complete as to conversion costs; units transferred out 10,500 units; and ending work in process 8,100 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 41% complete as to conversion costs. compute the equivalent units of production for (a) materials and (b) conversion costs for the month of november.