Eight Jobs Have Been Sequenced at a Single Work Center

question 56

Multiple Choice

Eight jobs have been sequenced at a single work center. Total processing time for the eight jobs is 34 hours, and total flow time for the sequence is 85 hours. For this schedule, utilization is ________ and the average number of jobs in the system is ________.

• A) 100 percent; 10.625
• B) low; .0941
• C) 0.400 or 40 percent; 2.5
• D) 0.235 or 23.5 percent; 4.25
• E) maximized; minimized

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