Operations Decision
Assume you have been hired as a managing consultant by a company to offer some advice that will help it make a decision as to whether it should shut down completely or continue its operations. It currently uses 100 workers to produce 6,000 units of output per month (working 20 days / month). The daily wage (per worker) is $70, and the price of the firm's output is $32. The cost of other variable inputs is $2,000 per day. You are told that the firm's fixed cost is "high enough" so that the firm's total costs exceed its total revenue. The marginal cost of the last unit is $30.
Rough Financial Statement
Revenues
$ per Unit
Total
Expenses
Workers
Price Per Day
$70.00
Number of Days
Subtotal
$140,000.00
Variable Costs
$2,000.00
Subtotal
$40,000.00
Total
$180,000.00
Gross Revenue
$12,000.00
Business Overview
The company currently represents one of the last...
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