Table 915
Balance the Following Line for an Output Rate of of 3

question 89

Multiple Choice

Table 9.15
Balance the following line for an output rate of 3 units per minute,
using the longest work-element time rule.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Work } \\\text { Element }\end{array} & \text { Time } ( \mathrm { sec } ) & \begin{array} { c } \text { Immediate } \\\text { Predecessor(s) }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { A } & 12 & - - \\\mathrm { B } & 6 & \mathrm {~A} \\\mathrm { C } & 12 & \mathrm {~A} \\\mathrm { D } & 4 & \mathrm {~B} \\\mathrm { E } & 14 & \mathrm {~B} , \mathrm { C } \\\mathrm { F } & 10 & \mathrm { E } \\\mathrm { G } & 6 & \mathrm { D } , \mathrm { F } \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use the information from Table 9.16.The solution using this rule calls for

• A) less than 3 stations.
• B) 3 stations.
• C) 4 stations.
• D) more than 4 stations.

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