BUS 461 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT

BUS 461 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT 
COMPUTER PRODUCTION
MVE Enterprises can manufacture four different computer models; the Student, Plus, Net, and Pro models. The following gives the configurations of each model:
 	STUDENT	PLUS	NET	PRO
Processor	Celeron	Celeron	Celeron	Pentium
Hard Drive	20 gb	20 gb	20 gb	30 gb
Floppy Drives	1	1	2	1
Zip Drives	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Audio/Video	CD R/W	DVD	DVD +
CD R/W	DVD +
CD R/W
Monitor	15”	15”	17”	17”
Case	Tower	Mini-
Tower	Mini-
Tower	Tower
Production
Time (hrs.)	.4	.5	.6	.8
Unit Profit	$70	$80	$130	$150
 
MVC must satisfy a contract that produces a minimum of 100 Net models per week
MVC employs 25 workers, each of whom averages 30 production hours each per week
The following resources are available weekly:
Processors	Hard Drives	Other Drives
Celeron - 700	20 gb - 800	Floppy - 1600
Pentium - 550	30 gb - 950	Zip - 1000
 
Audiovisual	Monitors	Cases
CD / R/W - 1600	15” - 850	Mini - Tower - 1250
DVD - 900	17” - 800	Tower - 750
 

Writing a Business Report/Memo 
 
Complete Problem 7 in Chapter 3 in the text. Develop a two to three-page business memorandum (not including the title and reference pages, and formatted as outlined on pages 30 through 32) to detail your answers and recommendations. To receive full credit for this assignment you must address the following: (a through d):


a.	Determine the optimal weekly production schedule for MVC. What is the optimal weekly profit?
b.	What is the minimum price that would justify producing the Plus Model? Explain.
c.	If MVC could purchase additional 17 inch monitors for $15 more than what they are currently paying for them, should they do this? Explain.
d.	Suppose an additional worker could be hired for $1000 per week over the existing weekly worker salary. (Recall that workers average 30 hours per week.) Analyze why MVC should do this. 

Submit to your instructor your two- to three-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and should cite at least three to four scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.