(Solved): Imagine You Are A Manager In Sales. Jeff Is A Star Salesman, And Can Sell 50 Bundles A Week. He's Al ...
Imagine you are a manager in sales. Jeff is a star salesman, and can sell 50 bundles a week. He's also good with his hands, so he can staple 1,000 TPS reports in a week. Bob, on the oth- er hand, is not quite so charismatic. He can sell 25 bundles a week. He is also older, and can't work as quickly, so he can staple 800 TPS reports in a week. a. Who has an absolute advantage in sales? In TPS reports? (2 points) b. Who has a comparative advantage in sales? In TPS reports? Why? (10 points) Suppose both are spending 3/5 their time on sales, and 2/5 their time on TPS reports. How much of each is getting produced? (5 points) d. How can you assign them so as to increase production of both, and how much of each would get produced if you were to assign them this way? (8 points)