Table J.11 Work Center Q45 Has Four Jobs That Just Arrived (The

question 97

Multiple Choice

Table J.11
Work center Q45 has four jobs that just arrived (the start of Day 1) to be processed, as shown in the following table. Assume the shop works eight hours per day.

-Using the information in Table J.11 and the critical ratio rule, what should be the sequence of jobs processed at Q45?

• A) A-B-C-D
• B) D-A-C-B
• C) D-C-B-A
• D) B-C-A-D

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