Question

3. Individual Problems 8-3 Suppose that due to the outbreak of a new flu, known as H14N9, the demand for hand sanitizer has tripled. Smith & Smith, a company that produces and sells hand sanitizer, should production of its hand sanitizer. Suppose there is no vaccine for H14N9, and that a vaccine will not be developed for several decades. True or False: Smith & Smith should increase its productive capacity by leasing new plant and equipment.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

As for the provided information, the flu is new in market and has serious issues involved, and now since no remedy or cure is possible and will not be possible even in near future,

The hand sanitizer will help as a preventive action from getting infected to the Flu. Thus, people will buy the sanitizer at huge level.

Thereby, the demand for such product will increase in market in huge, and accordingly even if the company has to increase production capacity through lease it shall do so.

As with huge turnover break even will be realized and there will be profits.