Sucharzewski Corporation's Management Keeps Track of the Time It Takes

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Essay

Sucharzewski Corporation's management keeps track of the time it takes to process orders. During the most recent month, the following average times were recorded per order:
Required:
a. Compute the throughput time.
b. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE).
c. What percentage of the production time is spent in non-value-added activities?
d. Compute the delivery cycle time.

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Definitions:

Operating Earnings

Operating earnings refer to the profit a company makes from its normal business operations, excluding non-operating income and expenses.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method of allocating the cost of a tangible or physical asset over its useful life to account for declines in value.

Half-Year Convention

The half-year convention is a method in depreciation accounting where an asset is assumed to have been in service for half the year, regardless of when it was actually acquired during the fiscal year.

Incremental Depreciation

The additional depreciation expense recorded when there is a change in the estimated useful life or salvage value of an asset.