A Company Needs to Rebalance a Product Layout for Producing

question 87

Multiple Choice

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line six hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product:
For output to equal projected demand, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?

• A) 2
• B) 2.8
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) 5

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Equity-Financed

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A company's net profit divided by the number of its shares outstanding, indicating how much money each share of stock earns.

Merger

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