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Christmas Express Makes Wreaths in Batch Sizes of 12

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Christmas Express makes wreaths in batch sizes of 12.The cutting & assembly process takes 8 minutes per wreath and the decorating process time is 10 minutes per wreath.It takes 12 minutes to move the wreaths from the cutting & assembly process to the decorating process.

(a)Compute the value-added,non-value-added,and the total lead time of the wreath process.
(b)Compute the value-added ratio.Round to the nearest decimal.


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