A Company Is Faced with Seven Tasks That Have to Be

question 54

Essay

A company is faced with seven tasks that have to be processed through two work centers, work center I and then center II. Assume work center I works continuously and that they are using Johnson's rule. Work centers need not change over to new jobs at the same time. Data appears below in hours:
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Task } & \text { Work Center I } & \text { Work Center II } \\\hline \text { A } & 2.58 & 3.47 \\\hline \text { B } & 1.66 & 5.84 \\\hline \text { C } & 2.71 & 2.41 \\\hline \text { D } & 5.52 & 1.99 \\\hline \text { E } & 3.38 & 7.62 \\\hline \text { F } & 5.22 & 1.73 \\\hline \text { G } & 2.89 & 1.11 \\\hline\end{array}$
a.What is the sequence of tasks?
b.What is the time in hours to complete all the tasks in both work centers?
c.What is the total idle time (in hours) for work center I?
d.What is the total idle time (in hours) for work center II?

Analyze the impact of stock transactions on the parent company’s investment in a subsidiary.

Understand the concept of consolidated financial statements and the necessity for eliminating intra-entity transactions.

Calculate the consolidated cost of goods sold in the presence of intra-entity transactions.

Determine the impact of intra-entity sales of inventory on consolidated financial statements.

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Definitions:

2-Pentyne

An organic compound belonging to the alkyne family, characterized by a triple bond between two carbon atoms.

Carbon Atoms

The basic building blocks of organic molecules, characterized by having four bonds, either to other carbon atoms or different elements.

Alkene

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond, characterized by the formula CnH2n.

Alkyne

A hydrocarbon with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond, characterized by the general formula CnH2n-2.