Imagine you have some workers and some handheld computers that you can use to take inventory at a warehouse. There are diminishing returns to taking inventory. If one worker uses one computer, he can inventory 100 items per hour. Two workers sharing a computer can together inventory 150 items per hour. Three workers sharing a computer can together inventory 200 items per hour. And four or more workers sharing a computer can together inventory fewer than 210 items per hour. Computers cost $100 each and you must pay each worker $25 per hour.
Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
a. If you assign one worker per computer, what is the cost of inventorying a single item? $.
b. What if you assign two workers per computer? What is the cost of inventorying a single item? $.
c. What if you assign three workers per computer? $.
d. How many workers per computer should you assign if you wish to minimize the cost of inventorying a single item?
Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number.
worker(s) per computer.