Which One of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding JIT

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding JIT inventory?

• A) It exists just in case something goes wrong.
• B) It is the minimum inventory necessary to keep a perfect system running.
• C) It hides variability.
• D) It is minimized with large lot production.
• E) It increases if setup costs decrease.

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Definitions:

Required Rate Of Return

The minimum annual percentage earnings necessary to attract an investor to a particular investment, considering the risk associated with it.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability around the mean (average) of a set of data points.

Total Risk

The complete range of risks an investment or project may face, encompassing both systematic (market-wide) and unsystematic (company-specific) risks.

SML

The Security Market Line, a graphical representation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model that plots the expected return of the market at varying levels of systematic or market risk.