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.)

You are the manager in charge of global operations at bankglobal – a large commercial bank that operates in a number of countries around the world. you must decide whether or not to launch a new advertising campaign in the u.s. market. your accounting department has provided the accompanying statement, which summarizes the financial impact of the advertising campaign on u.s. operations. in addition, you recently received a call from a colleague in charge of foreign operations, and she indicated that her unit would lose $8 million if the u.s. advertising campaign were launched. your goal is to maximize bankglobal’s value. should you launch the new campaign? explain. pre-advertising campaign post-advertising campaign total revenues $18,610,900 $31,980,200 variable cost tv airtime 5,750,350 8,610,400 ad development labor 1,960,580 3,102,450 total variable costs 7,710,930 11,712,850 direct fixed cost depreciation – computer equipment 1,500,000 1,500,000 total direct fixed cost 1,500,000 1,500,000 indirect fixed cost managerial salaries 8,458,100 8,458,100 office supplies 2,003,500 2,003,500 total indirect fixed cost $10,461,600 $10,461,600

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.

In each of the following, what happens to the unemployment rate? does the unemployment rate give an accurate impression of what’s happening in the labor market? a.esther lost her job and begins looking for a new one.b.sam, a steelworker who has been out of work since his mill closed last year, becomes discouraged and gives up looking for work.c.dan, the sole earner in his family of 5, just lost his $90,000 job as a research scientist. immediately, he takes a part-time job at starbucks until he can find another job in his field.