The specifications for an automobile part (in inches) are 10.00 ± 0.15, and the taguchi loss function is estimated to be l(x) = 9,300 (x - t) 2. determine the estimated loss per part if the concerned quality feature has an actual value of 10.20 inches.
a. $37200
b. $93000
c. $372
d. $93

James has set the goal of achieving all "a"s during this year of school.which term best describes this goal

Suppose a holiday inn hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.2 million for its 300-room hotel, average daily room rents of $50, and average variable costs of $10 for each room rented. it operates 365 days per year. the amount of operating income on rooms, assuming an occupancy* rate of 80% for the year, that will be generated for the entire year is *occupancy = % of rooms rented

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.