Which of the Following Sets of Sentences Has Two Statements

question 141

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sets of sentences has two statements which are true?

• A) Poor quality is more costly at a bottleneck workstation than it is at a nonbottleneck workstation. The cost of poor quality at a bottleneck workstation is the cost of materials in waiting.
• B) Throughput contribution increases only by increasing bottleneck output. Throughput contribution is not increased when nonbottleneck output is increased.
• C) The cost of poor quality at a nonbottleneck operation is the cost of materials wasted. Increasing idle time at the bottleneck operation helps relieve the delays at the nonbottleneck operations.
• D) The cost of poor quality at a bottleneck operation is the cost of materials wasted. Increasing idle time at the nonbottleneck operation helps relieve the delays at the bottleneck operations.
• E) Throughput contribution increases only by decreasing bottleneck output. Throughput contribution is not increased when nonbottleneck output is increased.

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The complete pleasure derived from the consumption of a specific amount of products or services.

Consumption

The utilization of products and services by families.

Marginal Utility

The change in total utility a person receives from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of a good or service.