The Fremont, CA plant of New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI), a joint venture of General Motors and Toyota, assembles two types of cars (Corollas and Prisms). Separate assembly lines are used for each type of car. Classify each of the following cost items as: • fixed or variable with respect to the cars assembled
• direct or indirect with respect to the specific type of car assembled

Variable Fixed Direct Indirect

Cost of tires on Geo Prism
Salary of public relations manager for NUMMI plant
Annual awards dinner for Corolla suppliers
Salary of Prism design engineer
Freight costs of Corolla engine
Electricity cost of NUMMI plant
Wages paid to assembly-line temps in times of high production
Annual plant fire ins. policy

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Which of the following statements is true of the balanced-scorecard? a. it is a more or less a one-dimensional metric of measuring competitive advantages of a firm. b. it is one of the traditional approaches of measuring firm performance. c. its primary focus is to base a firm's strategic goals entirely on external performance dimensions. d. it attempts to provide a holistic perspective on firm performance.

Emerson has an associate degree based on the chart below how will his employment opportunities change from 2008 to 2018