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Your Competitive Intelligence team is predicting that the Chester Company will invest in adding capacity to their Camp product this year. Assume Chester's product Camp invests in increasing its capacity by 10% this year. Because of this new information, your company anticipates all other products in the Core segment will increase their capacity by the same amount. How much can the industry produce in the Core segment the next year? Consider only products primarily in the Core segment last year. Ignore current inventories. Figures in thousands (000).

Select: 1 A) 7,472 B) 8,622 C) 13,860 D) 9,599 E) 8,449 F) 5,150 G) 4,109

2nd Auto Shift & mation Capacit)y Unit Primary Units Inven Pfmn Size Material Labor Contr. Over- Next Next Plant Name Segment Sold tory Revision Date Dec.31 MTBF Coord Coord Price Cost Cost Marg. time Round Round Utiliz Art Ate Attic Elite 1,092 771 11/25/2021 1.322000 16.0 6.8$37.00 $11.63 $2.74 58% 47% 10.0 1,114 145% Axe Apex Thrift 1,345 707 8/19/2021 1.220000 8.5 11.5 $17.50 $6.96 $2.83 39% 66% 10.0 1,100 164% Core 2.349 32 10/15/2021 1.322000 11.0 9.0 $23.50 $9.16 $2.73 52% 44% 10.0 1,670 143% Nano 1,121 531 11/11/2021 1.319000 13.6 3.2 $36.50 $11.26 $4.43 55% 100% 9.0 1,128 198% Thrift 1,561 554 9/8/2021 2.0 20000 8.2 11.8 $17.00 $6.76 $2.38 44% 0% 10.0 1,530 92% Boat Nano 2,165 236 9/13/2021 1.323000 14.6 2.9 $34.00 $13.04 $6.63 42% 100% 7.0 1.200 198% Best Bam Nano 1,600 398 8/13/2021 1.423000 15.0 2.6 $37.00 $13.28 $6.02 46% 36% 7.0 1,250 135% Bell Elite 1,797 0 8/21/2021 1.625000 17.7 5.4 $34.00 $13.82 $6.63 40% 100% 7.0 850 198% Elite 1919 399 8/21/2021 1.325000 17.5 5.1 $37.00 $13.83 $6.07 44% 39% 7.0 1,400 138% Cone Thrift 1,398 146 6/10/2021 2.617000 9.1 10.9 $15.00 $6.69 $1.28 44% 0% 10.0 1,550 77% Creak Thrift 1,425 173 6/10/2021 2.617000 9.3 10.7 $15.00 $6.82 $1.28 43% 0% 10.0 1,750 71% Cell Camp Core 2,051 275 12/14/2021 1.618000 11.8 7.5$23.00 $9.03 $4.64 40% 74% 8.0 1,150 172% Core 1,990 298 12/14/2021 1.620000 12.5 8.0 $25.00 $9.64 $4.37 43% 39% 8.0 1,400 138% Thrift 949 84 12/19/2020 3.214000 8.8 11.2 $15.00 $5.93 $1.23 49% 0% 10.0 1,250 59% Don Drum Thrift 1,237 251 12/7/2018 4.116000 9.7 10.3 $17.00 $7.14 $1.23 43% 0% 10.0 1,550 73% Daft Nano 1,554 257 12/21/2021 1.018000 13.9 3.1 $28.00 $11.83 $5.80 36% 60% 7.0 1,000 158% Deal Elite 1,205 246 12/21/2021 1.020000 17.3 5.9 $34.00 $12.62 $5.48 46% 32% 7.0 Dim Dome Core 1,687 145 12/14/2021 1.016000 11.4 8.5 $20.00 $8.38 $4.46 36% 78% 8.0 1,040 176% 950 130% Core 1.522 157 12/14/2021 1.016000 11.7 8.1 $19.00 $8.63 $4.31 32% 54% 8.0 1,040 152% COMP-XM® INQUIRER Page 4

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U.our Comp.etitive Intellige.nce team is predicting that the Chester Company will invest in adding capacity to their Camp product this year. Assume Chester's product Camp invests in increasing its capacity by 10% this year. Because of this new information, your company anticipates all other products in the Core segment will increase their capacity by the same amount. How much can the industry produce in the Core segment the next year? Consider only products primarily in the Core segment last year. Ignore current inventories. Figures in thousands (000).

A) 7,472

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