Deck 25: Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Question 1

Two different products are being considered for production. The cost structures are listed below on a per unit basis. Which product should be produced, using revenue retrieval analysis?

Answer 1

Blue: $18.16 + $6.82 = $4.02 = $4.77 = $16.19
Yellow: $13.94 + $12.68 = $7.56 = $2.16 = $17.30
Yellow is the best at $17.30

Question 2

Two different products are being considered for production. The cost structures are listed below on a per unit basis. Which product should be produced, using revenue retrieval analysis?

Answer 2

Blue: $12.66 + $8.52 = $4.29 = $3.55 = $13.34
Yellow: $17.83 + $12.68 = $5.80 = $2.16 = $22.55
Yellow is the best at $22.55

Question 3

What is an application of corporate responsibility?

A) Replacing plastic straws with paper straws
B) Buying cheaper raw materials from overseas
C) Replacing your laptop
D) Buying a new cell phone
E) Buying a new computer keyboard

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Harmon Auto Supply delivers parts to area auto service centres and is replacing its fleet of delivery vehicles. What is the total vehicle life cycle cost of this gasoline engine truck given the information provided in the following table? Vehicle Purchase Cost $25 000
Vehicle Operating Cost Per Kilometre $0.13
Useful Life of Vehicle 10 years
Kilometres Per Year 18 000
Kilometres Per Litre 25
Average Fuel Price Per Litre $2.65

A) $67,480
B) $72,810
C) $58,990
D) $62,560
E) $42,480

Question 5

Which is not an application of sustainability?

A) Buying electric vehicles
B) Reducing water consumption in the production process
C) Replacing your laptop with a more energy efficient laptop
D) Buying a new cell phone
E) Using thinner packaging

Question 6

Which is not part of the ISO14000 applications of core elements?

A) Environmental management
B) Auditing
C) Performance evaluation
D) Labelling
E) Increasing profits

Question 7

Which is not one of the 4 R's (include the extra R)?

A) Reduce water usage
B) Reuse oil
C) Recycle your laptop
D) Buying a new paper text book
E) Improving your corporate image by earning an environmentally friendly reputation

Question 8

Two different products are being considered for production. The cost structures are listed below on a per unit basis. Which product should be produced, using revenue retrieval analysis?

Question 9

Two different products are being considered for production. The cost structures are listed below on a per unit basis. Which product should be produced, using revenue retrieval analysis?

Question 10

Two different products are being considered for production. The cost structures are listed below on a per unit basis. Which product should be produced, using revenue retrieval analysis?

Question 11

Harmon Auto Supply delivers parts to area auto service centres and is replacing its fleet of delivery vehicles. What is the cross over point in kilometers? Gasoline Vehicle
Vehicle Purchase Cost $25 000
Vehicle Operating Cost Per Kilometre $0.13
Useful Life of Vehicle 10 years
Kilometres Per Year 18 000
Kilometres Per Litre 25
Average Fuel Price Per Litre $2.65
Hybrid Vehicle
Vehicle Purchase Cost $29 000
Vehicle Operating Cost Per Kilometre $0.07
Useful Life of Vehicle 10 years
Kilometres Per Year 18 000
Kilometres Per Litre 40
Average Fuel Price Per Litre $2.65

A) 100,629
B) 72,810
C) 158,993
D) 88,592
E) 142,574