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College of Engineering Putrajaya Campus Test 1 Examination SEMESTER 2 2017/2018

This document is a test examination for a Production Planning and Control course taken in the second semester of 2017/2018. It contains 5 questions assessing various concepts related to production, forecasting, capacity, and break-even analysis. Students are instructed to answer all questions directly in the test paper, providing their name, ID, and section. The questions cover topics like linear regression, forecasting formulas, advantages and limitations of quantitative forecasting techniques, factors to investigate to increase production capacity, and calculating break-even quantity and price to achieve a specified profit level.

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College of Engineering Putrajaya Campus Test 1 Examination SEMESTER 2 2017/2018

This document is a test examination for a Production Planning and Control course taken in the second semester of 2017/2018. It contains 5 questions assessing various concepts related to production, forecasting, capacity, and break-even analysis. Students are instructed to answer all questions directly in the test paper, providing their name, ID, and section. The questions cover topics like linear regression, forecasting formulas, advantages and limitations of quantitative forecasting techniques, factors to investigate to increase production capacity, and calculating break-even quantity and price to achieve a specified profit level.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
TEST 1 EXAMINATION

SEMESTER 2 2017/2018

PROGRAMME : Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE : MEFB433

SUBJECT : Production Planning and Control

DATE : November, 2017

TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. This paper contains FIVE (5) questions in SIX (6) pages.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Write ALL answers in this question paper itself.

Name

ID

Section

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS


COVER PAGE
MEFB433, TEST 1 Semester 2 2017/2018

QUESTION 1 [20 MARKS]

Based on table 1, obtain a linear regression equation for the data AND determine the correlation

relationship between the two variables. [20 marks]

Table 1 : Profit
Period Car Sales (000 units) Loan application (000 unit)
1 16 10
2 13 8
3 18 11
4 20 12
5 22 12
6 16 9
7 15 8

QUESTION 2 [20 MARKS]

As a broker for one of the company, your senior had develop a new formula for doing

forecasting on insurance needed as people buying a house. Based on formula y=150 + 0.1x

where y=insurance needed (RM 000) and x= age, complete the below requirement,

(a) Plot the relationship [10 marks]

(b) Determine the amount of life insurance needed if buyer is 30 years old. [10 marks]

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MEFB433, TEST 1 Semester 2 2017/2018

QUESTION 3 [20 MARKS]

Based on explanation in the class, name THREE main advantages that quantitative techniques

for forecasting have over qualitative techniques? Name TWO limitations do quantitative

techniques have? [20 marks]

QUESTION 4 [20 MARKS]

As a production manager, main objective is to produce quantity as per required by customer.

For the time being, your design capacity is only 80 units per day with an effective capacity of

62 units per day. However, actual output is only 62 units per day. In order to increase the

quantity, identify TWO factors need to be investigate AND explain your reasoning of selecting

the factors. [20 marks]

QUESTION 5 [20 MARKS]

Top On Cap Sdn Bhd had received an order of producing 30,000 units of cap for month of

December 2015. Based on the operation team, they need an additional machine which need to

be rental with a cost of RM 25,000 per month and variable cost are 50 cents per cap. Calculate

below requirements:

(a) Break-even quantity is the cap sell for RM1 each. [10 marks]

(b) Estimate the price of the cap need to be sold if we need RM 15,000 as profit.

[10 marks]

– END OF QUESTION PAPER –

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