An Assembly Line Consists of 21 Tasks Grouped into 5

question 61

Multiple Choice

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations.The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 20 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

• A)4.2 percent
• B)17 percent
• C)85 percent
• D)100 percent
• E)21 percent

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Definitions:

Job Search Effort

The time and resources that an individual devotes to finding employment.

Raises Unemployment

An action or event that leads to an increase in the number of unemployed individuals.

Frictional Unemployment

A form of unemployment that occurs when people are between jobs or are in the process of finding new jobs, usually reflecting short-term movement within the labor market.

Natural Rate

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