Question detail
CraftCrate serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?2,352, sales of 637 units, and a 21% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain when job production or flow production would be appropriate for a business?
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practice
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Topic
Production processes
Question
- A. Use flow production, job production to judge supplier lead time, managers impact, and the business objective in Methods of production.
- B. Give only a definition of Production processes without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat break-even and profit as identical and ignore the effect on managers.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use flow production, job production to judge supplier lead time, managers impact, and the business objective in Methods of production.
Explanation
Choose this response because Use flow production, job production to judge supplier lead time, managers impact, and the business objective in Methods of production. The case evidence gives ?3,852, 637 units, and 21%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse break-even and profit, miss the managers, or ignore the business objective.
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