Use the table of production possibilities below to answer the question that follows. Pecans (tons) Cranberries (tons)
United States 15 5
Canada 8 4

Which of the following is true about this data?

a. The United States has the absolute advantage in producing pecans.
b. Canada has the absolute advantage in producing cranberries.
c. Canada has the absolute advantage in producing pecans.
d. Canada has a lower opportunity cost for the production of pecans.
e. Neither country can benefit from specialization and trade.

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

You should do all of the following before a job interview except

Barbara flynn is in charge of maintaining hospital supplies at general hospital. during the past year, the mean lead time demand for bandage bx-5 was 65 (and was normally distributed). furthermore, the standard deviation for bx-5 was 6. ms. flynn would like to maintain a 90% service level.refer to the standard normal table for z-values.a) what safety stock level do you recommend for bx-5? safety stock=)what is the appropriate reorder point? reorder point=