Five Jobs Are Waiting for Processing Through Two Work Centres

question 30

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are waiting for processing through two work centres.Their processing time (in minutes) at each work centre is contained in the table below.Each job requires work centre Alpha before work centre Beta.According to Johnson's rule,what is the optimum sequence of jobs and the minimum time for completion of all jobs?

• A)V-T-S-U-R;225
• B)U-R-T-S-V;175
• C)R-S-T-U-V;240
• D)U-S-V-T-R;200
• E)V-U-T-S-R;250

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the average cost per unit of output.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the number of units produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

Marginal Cost

The monetary cost of generating one additional unit of a product or service.

Long-Run Average Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the lowest possible cost per unit that can be achieved for any given level of production when all factors of production are variable.