3.8.2 Project: Performance Task: 3-D Printer Busines Project
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Mathematics III Name: Myungha Song
Points Possible:150
Date:
The Scenario: You want to start your own 3
-D printing and manufacturing business. Us
e what you know about shifting functions to
plan your business and find a profitable mo
del.
The Project: Use the information provided i
n the Performance Task to design a produc
t, determine your costs, and estimate your r
evenue. Then use this information to see if y
our new 3-D printing business will be profita
ble.
Identify and Organize Your Information
Product Design (6 points total)
Before you get started, you need to choose a product to build with your 3-D printer.
, 1. What are you going to make? (6 points) (Note: The maximum build size is 25 cm
by 16 cm by 15 cm — about the size of a small shoe box.)
I’m going to create a rubix cube (5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7) Operations (33 points total)
How much is it going to cost to make your object? Use the questions below to determine you
r initial investment and how much it will cost to produce each item.
2. For each expense category – complexity, design, and quality – decide whether your produ
ct has high, medium, or low requirements. In the table below, fill in the three boxes that apply
to your project with the operational costs associated with those expenses. (6 points: 2 point
s for each box)
Category Expense Low Medium High
$400 $1200
Complexity 3-D printer
, Computer and
software
$1000
Design Planning and
development
$3/item
Quality Per-unit cost
(materials)
3. What are the total initial start-up costs? (Note: This initial investment cost does not
include the cost of producing each item.) (8 points)
The initial costs : $2600
s
Mathematics III Name: Myungha Song
Points Possible:150
Date:
The Scenario: You want to start your own 3
-D printing and manufacturing business. Us
e what you know about shifting functions to
plan your business and find a profitable mo
del.
The Project: Use the information provided i
n the Performance Task to design a produc
t, determine your costs, and estimate your r
evenue. Then use this information to see if y
our new 3-D printing business will be profita
ble.
Identify and Organize Your Information
Product Design (6 points total)
Before you get started, you need to choose a product to build with your 3-D printer.
, 1. What are you going to make? (6 points) (Note: The maximum build size is 25 cm
by 16 cm by 15 cm — about the size of a small shoe box.)
I’m going to create a rubix cube (5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7) Operations (33 points total)
How much is it going to cost to make your object? Use the questions below to determine you
r initial investment and how much it will cost to produce each item.
2. For each expense category – complexity, design, and quality – decide whether your produ
ct has high, medium, or low requirements. In the table below, fill in the three boxes that apply
to your project with the operational costs associated with those expenses. (6 points: 2 point
s for each box)
Category Expense Low Medium High
$400 $1200
Complexity 3-D printer
, Computer and
software
$1000
Design Planning and
development
$3/item
Quality Per-unit cost
(materials)
3. What are the total initial start-up costs? (Note: This initial investment cost does not
include the cost of producing each item.) (8 points)
The initial costs : $2600
