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Determine when each order will be ready and the average time from order receipt to delivery if orders for one dozen cookies each arrive according to the following schedule: 6.03 pm Chocolate Chip, 6.05 pm, 6.07 pm, 7.36 pm and 7.38 pm all Peanut Butter, and 7.40 pm Chocolate Chip. Compare these results with those obtained above.
Continuing question 4, Kristen is experimenting with two varieties of a new kind of Rich Peanut Butter Cookie (PBA and PBB), both of which will be baked at a higher oven temperature. It will take an additional 5 minutes for the oven to reach the desired temperature. Further, one variety of this new cookie (PBB) will be baked for an additional 5 minutes for a crispy blackened taste. The oven will need another 5 minutes to cool to the temperature used for the other cookies that Kristen sells. Determine when each order will be ready and the average time from order receipt to delivery if orders for one dozen cookies each arrive according to the following schedule: 6.03 pm Chocolate Chip, 6.05 pm Peanut Butter A, 6.07 pm Peanut Butter A, 7.36 pm Peanut Butter A, 7.38 pm Peanut Butter B, 7.40 pm Chocolate Chip. Compare these results with those obtained above. Kristen sells regular cookies for $12 per dozen. She is planning on selling PBA and PBB for $18 per dozen. Discuss the business implications of introducing these two new varieties of cookies.
Kristen has been approached by a bake shop to become a supplier of cookies. The shop requires 20 dozens of only two types of cookies regularly — Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter. Each day, however, the shop will place small orders for a few dozens of other specialty cookies. What issues should Kristen consider in deciding whether to accept this order or not? What terms should Kristen negotiate? How should Kristen organize production?