rate 5.

00%
Time Project 1 Project 2 NPV1 - NPV 2
We want to find the indifference point,
0 -50 -100 $62.23
which is the interest rate at which Projects
1 10 90 1 and 2 have the same NPV. In this
2 20 80 instance, we want to set cell $E$3 to 0 by
3 30 70 changing cell $B$1.
4 40 60
5 50 50
6 60 40
7 70 30
8 80 20
9 90 10
10 100 5
NPV $343.74 $281.51

Set cell:
To value:
By changing cell:
discount rate 10.00%
book original pri discount
1 $5.99 10%
2 $14.99 20%
3 $8.99 30%
4 $12.99 40% Sometimes the BYU Bookstore has a
5 $18.99 50% “progressive book sale.” This means that the
original price total $61.95 books are 10% off the first day, 20% off the
discount $6.20 second day, and so on until they are 50% off on
add sales tax $3.48 the fifth day. You would like to buy five particular
books, but you only have $40. Because the
final price $59.24
books might get sold out, you would like to buy
them as soon as you can afford it. Using the
“Goal Seek-Book Sale” worksheet, calculate
which day you will be able to buy your books.
Set cell:
To value:
By changing cell:
Term GPA Credits
Fall 2009 3.75 16
In order for Anna to have a good shot at being
Winter 2010 3.34 18 admitted to the Accounting program, she must
Spring 2010 3.60 7 maintain a 3.5 cumulative average. Figure out
Fall 2010 3.75 15 what GPA Anna must earn in Fall 2010.
56 Total credits
Cumm GPA 3.60

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Loan Amount $25,000
Term in Months 24
Interest Rate 12.00% Jim thinks he can afford a car payment of
$500 per month. His bank has a financing
Payment ($1,176.84)
plan that includes $0 down, and an interest
rate of 12% over 24 months. What is the
highest priced car he could afford with these
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 whole units only
Labor in hours
Made Cost to make Sale Price Profit per donut Labor
0 Holes $ 0.10 0.15 $ 0.05 0.02
0 Regular $ 0.25 0.55 $ 0.30 0.05
0 Special $ 0.50 0.99 $ 0.49 0.07
Total Labor Used 0.00
Labor available 20.00
Profit
$ -

Maximize profit by changing how many of each donut you

make. You must meet minimum demand to keep customers
happy, but must not exceed maximum demand or else you will
lose money on inventory. Additionally, you only have 20 hours
of employee labor available to devote to donut making.
Min Demand Max Demand
150 250
100 200
50 150
 Shipping Costs Table You are in charge of shipping f
Los Angeles St. Louis Boston to figure out the least expensiv
Denver $58 $47 $108 (Los Angeles, St. Louis, and B
Houston $87 $46 $100 Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Seatt
Atlanta $121 $30 $57 demand without excess and can
Miami $149 $66 $83 shipped must not be less than th
Seattle $62 $115 $164
Detroit $128 $28 $38

Number Number to ship from.. Number to

needed Los Angeles St. Louis Boston be shipped
Denver 150 0 0 0 0
Houston 225 0 0 0 0
Atlanta 125 0 0 0 0
Miami 250 0 0 0 0
Seattle 120 0 0 0 0
Detroit 150 0 0 0 0
Total 1020 0 0 0 0

Starting inventory: 400 350 500

Number remaining: 400 350 500

Shipping costs: $0 $0 $0 $0 Total

You are in charge of shipping for a large multi-national firm. You want
to figure out the least expensive way to ship the goods from your ports
(Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Boston) to the warehouses in Denver,
Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, and Detroit. You must meet the
demand without excess and can’t have negative inventory. The number
shipped must not be less than the number needed.
 Transistor Quiz Problem

At a transistor manufacturing plant, four technicians (A, B, C, and D) produce three

products (products 1, 2, and 3). The demand for the products is shown below
Technician A can make only products 1 and 3. Technician B can make only products 1 and
2. Technician C can make only product 3. Technician D can make only product 2.

The answer must be in whole products.

Unit Hours Required Per Unit (in hours)

Profit Product Tech A Tech B Tech C Tech D
$ 6.00 1 2 2.5 x x
$ 7.00 2 x 3 x 3.5
$ 10.00 3 3 x 4 x

Units Made
Demand Make Product Tech A Tech B Tech C Tech D
80 0 1 0 0 0 0
50 0 2 0 0 0 0
50 0 3 0 0 0 0

Hours worked 0 0 0 0
<= <= <= <=
Hours available 120 120 120 120

Total profit $ -
 Candy Bars
Ingredients Milky Way Snickers Nut Roll 3 Musketeers Cost
Chocolate 1 1 0 1 $0.15
Nougat 1.25 0.5 0.75 1.5 $0.15
Nuts 0 1 1.5 0 $0.20
Caramel 0.75 1 1 0 $0.15

Max Demand 1000 1000 1000 1000

Total Made 0 0 0 0
Min Demand 275 500 150 250
Price/Bar $0.90 $0.90 $0.90 $0.90
Cost/Bar $0.45 $0.58 $0.56 $0.38
Profit/Bar $0.45 $0.33 $0.34 $0.53

Profit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Profit $0.00

Material Totals
Ingredients Used Available
Chocolate 0 2500
Nougat 0 2500
Nuts 0 2500
Caramel 0 2500
Maximize Profit without
exceeding inventory. Can't
make negative or partial
bars. Must make at least
250 of each.
 Min Staff Staff # Starting Excess
Day Needed Scheduled on this day Staff
Sunday 60 125 25 65
Monday 142 125 25 -17
Tuesday 145 125 25 -20
Wednesday 160 125 25 -35
Thursday 180 125 25 -55
Friday 190 125 25 -65
Saturday 65 125 25 60

Total Staff Needed: 175

You are in charge of staffing for a call center for a large airline.
Each employee works five days straight (this is taken care of
for you in the formulas), and then has two days off. The start
day varies across employees. You would like to be as efficient
as possible given your constraints—meaning you want to
minimize total staff needed.