SCENARIO 15-7
a Supplier of Silicone Sheets for Producers of Computer

question 35

True/False

SCENARIO 15-7
A supplier of silicone sheets for producers of computer chips wants to evaluate her manufacturing process.She takes samples of size 5 from each day's output and counts the number of blemishes on each silicone sheet.The results from 20 days of such evaluations are presented below. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr}&&&\text{sheet}\\\text { Day }&1&2&3&4&5&\text { Mean}&\text { Range }\\\hline 1 & 8 & 10 & 14 & 6 & 5 & 8.6 & 9 \\2 & 8 & 13 & 6 & 6 & 10 & 8.6 & 7 \\3 & 10 & 12 & 7 & 7 & 9 & 9.0 & 5 \\4 & 5 & 9 & 12 & 7 & 10 & 8.6 & 7 \\5 & 8 & 3 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 7.6 & 7 \\6 & 9 & 7 & 9 & 6 & 9 & 8.0 & 3 \\7 & 10 & 10 & 5 & 7 & 6 & 7.6 & 5 \\8 & 10 & 9 & 10 & 6 & 5 & 8.0 & 5 \\9 & 6 & 10 & 6 & 9 & 9 & 8.0 & 4 \\10 & 6 & 9 & 8 & 6 & 8 & 7.4 & 3 \\11 & 8 & 5 & 6 & 10 & 10 & 7.8 & 5 \\12 & 6 & 4 & 7 & 7 & 12 & 7.2 & 8 \\13 & 7 & 5 & 7 & 6 & 9 & 6.8 & 4 \\14 & 5 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 6 & 6.8 & 3 \\15 & 7 & 12 & 10 & 6 & 10 & 9.0 & 6 \\16 & 7 & 11 & 4 & 7 & 8 & 7.4 & 7 \\17 & 8 & 4 & 5 & 4 & 7 & 5.6 & 4 \\18 & 11 & 4 & 11 & 11 & 10 & 9.4 & 7 \\19 & 6 & 10 & 6 & 10 & 10 & 8.4 & 4 \\20 & 6 & 12 & 12 & 6 & 8 & 8.8 & 6\end{array}$ She also decides that the upper specification limit is 10 blemishes.
-Referring to SCENARIO 15-7, based on the X chart for the number of blemishes, it appears that the process is out of control.

Understand the purpose and structure of manufacturing overhead budgets and differentiate between variable, mixed, and fixed costs.

Grasp the preparation process and components of a budgeted balance sheet based entirely on annual budgets.

Comprehend the components and importance of the direct materials budget in terms of quantity and cost data.

Understand the initial steps in budgeting for not-for-profit organizations, emphasizing the prioritization of budgeting expenditures.

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