Southwest and delta both compete in the airline industry, but they follow different business strategies. delta’s transportation infrastructure is based upon a high-value hub-and-spoke system and offers upscale services to high mileage flyers. southwest airlines uses a point-to-point basic system for nationwide air transport. what generic business strategy is southwest using?

Dakota products has a production budget as follows: may, 16,000 units; june, 19,000 units; and july, 24,000 units. each unit requires 3 pounds of raw material and 2 direct labor hours. dakota desires to keep an inventory of 10% of the next month’s requirements on hand. on may, 1 there were 4,800 pounds of raw material in inventory. direct labor hours required in may would be: