Five Jobs Are Waiting to Be Processed

question 19

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the shortest processing time dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed?

• A) D, B, E, A, C
• B) C, A, E, B, D
• C) B, D, A, E, C
• D) D, A, E, B, C
• E) C, E, A, B, D

---

Definitions:

Ledger

A book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type or for a specific purpose in accounting.

Journal

A formal record where all financial transactions of a business are initially recorded, date-wise, before being posted to the general ledger.

Trial Balance

A statement that lists all the balances of the general ledger accounts of a business at a particular time to check the correctness of double-entry bookkeeping.

Ledger Balance

The total balance of all accounts in a ledger at a particular point in time, reflecting the current financial position.