Schapp Corporation Keeps Careful Track of the Time Required to Fill

question 38

Multiple Choice

Schapp Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times recorded for a particular order appear below:
The throughput time was:

• A) 11.3 hours
• B) 21.7 hours
• C) 17.2 hours
• D) 4.5 hours

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The incremental increase in output resulting from the use of one additional unit of a resource, while keeping other resources constant.

Variable Resource

A factor of production whose quantity can easily be changed in the short term to increase or decrease production levels.

Fixed Resource

An asset or resource in production that cannot be easily increased or decreased in the short term, such as land or machinery.

Diminishing Returns

The principle that says as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the incremental gain in output will eventually decrease.