Five Jobs Are Waiting for Processing Through Two Work Centers

question 130

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are waiting for processing through two work centers. Their processing time (in minutes) at each work center is contained in the table below. Each job requires work center Alpha before work center Beta. According to Johnson's rule, which job should be scheduled first in the sequence?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Job } & \text { Alpha } & \text { Beta } \\\hline R & 20 & 10 \\\hline \mathrm { S } & 25 & 35 \\\hline \mathrm { T } & 50 & 20 \\\hline \mathrm { U } & 15 & 35 \\\hline \mathrm { V } & 55 & 75 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) R
• B) S
• C) T
• D) U
• E) V

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