The Primary Objective of Managing Waiting Lines Is to ______

question 57

Multiple Choice

The primary objective of managing waiting lines is to ______ throughout any service or manufacturing facility.

• A)maximize total costs
• B)minimize total costs
• C)maximize total time
• D)minimize production volume

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Definitions:

Production Department

The division of a business focused on the creation and manufacture of goods.

Manufacturing Processes

A series of steps or operations used to transform raw materials into finished goods through physical, chemical, or mechanical measures.

Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout an entire plant or factory to allocate indirect costs to products uniformly.

Budgeted Factory Overhead

An estimate of the total indirect manufacturing costs that will be incurred to support operations during a specified period.