Question detail
MetroMove serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?5,354, sales of 244 units, and a 37% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain job production and flow production?
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Type
practice
Style
Topic
Production processes
Question
- A. Use flow production, job production to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Methods of production.
- B. Give only a definition of Production processes without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat efficiency and productivity as identical and ignore the effect on owners.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use flow production, job production to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Methods of production.
Explanation
This option works because Use flow production, job production to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Methods of production. The case evidence gives ?6,854, 244 units, and 37%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse efficiency and productivity, miss the owners, or ignore the business objective.
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