Table 923
the Terminal Company Is Attempting to Balance Its Assembly

question 64

Multiple Choice

Table 9.23
The Terminal Company is attempting to balance its assembly line of high-voltage electrical connectors. The desired output for the line is 50 connectors per hour, and the information on the work elements for this assembly line is as follows.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Work } \\\text { Elements }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Time } \\\text { (sec) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Immediate } \\\text { Predecessor(s) }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { A } & 40 & - \cdot \\\mathrm { B } & 36 & \mathrm {~A} \\\mathrm { C } & 20 & \mathrm {~A} \\\mathrm { D } & 2 & \mathrm {~A} \\\mathrm { E } & 30 & \mathrm {~B} , \mathrm { C } \\\mathrm { F } & 34 & \mathrm { D } \\\mathrm { G } & 35 & \mathrm { E } \\\mathrm { H } & 5 & \mathrm {~F} \\\mathrm { I } & 15 & \mathrm { E } , \mathrm { H } \\\mathrm { J } & 40 & \mathrm { H } \\\mathrm { K } & 38 & \mathrm { G } , \mathrm { I } , \mathrm { J } \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use the information from Table 9.23,and the longest work-element rule to balance this line.If the time needed to perform work element K was reduced by 1 second and all other work element times were unchanged,what would happen to the number of stations needed to balance the line?

• A) It would stay the same.
• B) It would decrease by 1 station.
• C) It would decrease by 2 stations.
• D) It would increase by 1 station.

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Definitions:

Semicircular Canals

Structures in the inner ear involved in maintaining balance and spatial orientation; they detect rotations of the head.

Utricle

A small, fluid-filled sac in the vestibular system of the inner ear, aiding in the sense of balance.

Vestibule

An entrance or enclosed area between the outer door and the interior parts of a building or structure.

Auditory Tube

Also known as the Eustachian tube, it connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx, helping to equalize pressure in the middle ear.