| About BioPharma | Plants | Cost Structure | Lekse Fun Facts | 
|---|---|---|---|
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					  A global manufacturer of bulk chemicals used in the pharmaceutical industry.					 
					 What is BioPharma? | 
					  Japan					 
					 Which plant is a technology leader? | 
					  Depreciation, utilities, salaries, scheduling, expediting, accounting, maintenance					 
					 Name some of the fixed costs associated with each plant. | 
					  A red Ferari					 
					 What it Professor Lekse's dream car? | 
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					  Phillip (Phil) Landgraf					 
					 Who is the president of BioPharma? | 
					  Germany					 
					 Which plant is a leader in terms of its production ability? | 
					  Raw materials and production costs					 
					 The variable production cost of each chemical consists of which two components? | 
					  Navy					 
					 What branch of military did Professor Lekse participate in? | 
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					  Highcal and Relax					 
					 What two chemicals does BioPharma hold patents on? | 
					  Brazil, Mexico, India					 
					 Which plants had outdated technology? | 
					  They incur the fixed cost and not the variable cost.					 
					 What happens to the cost of the plant when it is idled? | 
					  A convicted killer					 
					 Who did Professor Lekse fire at work? | 
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					  In specialized containers by land and sea					 
					 How does BioPharma transport chemicals? | 
					  Shutting down the Japanese plant and limiting the German plant to a single chemical					 
					 What two options at the end of the case were seriously being considered regarding shutting down a plant or limiting a plant? | ||