An Assembly Line with 28 Activities Is to Be Balanced

question 4

Multiple Choice

An assembly line with 28 activities is to be balanced. The total amount of time required for all 28 activities is 39 minutes. The longest activity is 2.2 minutes and the shortest is 0.8 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day. What is the assembly-line efficiency with 11 stations and a product produced every 5 minutes?

• A) Less than 65%
• B) More than 65% but less than 75%
• C) More than 75% but less than 85%
• D) More than 85% but less than 95%

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Definitions:

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal.

Debits Equal Credits

A fundamental concept in double-entry bookkeeping, stating that for every financial transaction, debits must equal credits.

Main Purpose

The primary aim or objective that an organization or activity is designed to achieve.

Trial Balance

An accounting report listing all the balances in each general ledger account at a point in time, used to verify the accuracy of bookkeeping entries.