If the Sum of the Task Times Required to Produce

question 19

True/False

If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 45 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 10 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

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Definitions:

Mixing Department

A specific sector within a manufacturing facility where raw materials are combined or processed before further manufacturing.

Equivalent Unit

A measurement used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on incomplete units in terms of fully completed units, facilitating cost analysis.

Direct Method

A cost allocation method that assigns service department costs directly to production departments without any intermediary allocations.

Service Department Costs

Expenses associated with departments that do not directly produce goods but provide essential services to those that do, like maintenance and security.