The Operations Manager of a Body and Paint Shop Has

question 115

Multiple Choice

The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He would like to minimize the throughput time to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body paint work on each are as follows: $$\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Car } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Body Work } \\\text { (hrs) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Paint } \\\text { (hrs) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { A } & 10 & 2 \\\text { B } & 5 & 4 \\\text { C } & 7 & 5 \\\text { D } & 3 & 6 \\\text { E } & 1 & 7\end{array}$$ What is the optimum sequence (first car to last) ?

• A) A; B; C; D; E
• B) E; D; C; B; A
• C) E; B; D; C; A
• D) E; D; B; C; A
• E) E; B; D; A; C

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Definitions:

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A list of all account balances after closing entries are made, used to check the equality of debits and credits and prepare for the next accounting period.

Correcting Entries

Journal entries made to amend previously recorded transactions that were entered incorrectly.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made in preparation for financial statements to allocate income and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Balance Sheet Account

An account found on the balance sheet which can include assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.