Critical Ratio Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

Critical Ratio is:

• A)The ratio between processing time and the idle time of the process
• B)The ratio between remaining time until due date and the remaining processing time
• C)The ratio between remaining processing time and the remaining time until due date
• D)Greater than one if the job is behind schedule
• E)Two of the above

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Definitions:

Finishing Department

The section within a manufacturing process where products are completed, polished, or packaged.

Direct Labor Hours

The total time workers spend producing a product or service, directly associated with its manufacture.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout a manufacturing plant for allocating overhead costs to products.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated in the production of goods.