In Setting Up a Kanban Control System You Need to Determine

question 3

Multiple Choice

In setting up a Kanban control system you need to determine the number of Kanban card sets needed.If the expected demand during lead time is 25 per hour, the safety stock is 20% of the demand during lead time, the container size is 5, and the lead time to replenish an order is 5 hours, what is the number of Kanban card sets needed?

• A)5
• B)20
• C)27
• D)30
• E)34

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Absorption Costing

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An accounting method that only considers variable costs for product costing, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.

Absorption Costing

A costing method that includes all manufacturing costs — direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead — in the cost of a product.