Sheet-metal blanks are loaded into a stamping operation by an industrial robot. Loading time is 15 sec. Actuating the OBI press takes 6 sec, including part ejection. The completed parts are dropped by gravity into a container. The cost rate of the press is $54/hr, which includes the cost rate of the robot. The stamping die cost $36,000 and is expected to produce a total of 80,000 stampings during its life. Batch quantity is 1,500 parts. Time to set up the press before production is 2.0 hr. Assume availability = 100%, scrap rate = 0%. Determine (a) time to complete the batch, (b) average production rate, and (c) cost per piece of the unit operation.

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?

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Acompetitive market in healthcare would a. overprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers b. underprovide healthcare because it would eliminate medicare and medicaid c. underprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers d. overprovide healthcare because it would be similar to the approach used in canada