A Company Needs to Rebalance a Product Layout for Producing

question 143

Multiple Choice

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing a redesigned product.They plan to use the assembly line 6 hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day.The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product: Without regard to projected demand,what is the minimum possible cycle time for this assembly line?

• A)0 seconds
• B)3 seconds
• C)9 seconds
• D)10 seconds
• E)28 seconds

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Definitions:

Receivables Turnover

A measure of how efficiently a company collects on its credit sales, calculated as sales divided by average accounts receivable.

Return On Equity

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated by dividing net income by shareholder equity.

Du Pont Identity Method

The Du Pont Identity Method is a financial analysis framework that breaks down a company's return on equity into three parts: profitability, asset efficiency, and financial leverage.