Per in-class material on implementing a Lean system, 1. Identify (i. e., name) the FIRST phase (stage). (1 pts) 2. Identify (i. e., name) the SECOND step of the first phase (stage). (1 pts)

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?

Is quadrilateral jklm the result of a dilation of quadrilateralabcd by a scale factor of 2? why or why not? o yes, because sides jk and ml are twice as long assides ab and dc.yes, because both figures are parallelograms, socorresponding sides are parallelno, because sides jk and ml are not twice as long assides ab and dc.no, because sides jm and kl have different slopesfrom sides ad and bc.