Assembly Line Balancing Has Just Been Used to Solve a Product

question 56

Essay

Assembly line balancing has just been used to solve a product layout problem. Two solutions look especially attractive to the plant managers. Both solutions make the same output per day, and both have the same number of workstations. The managers were going to break the tie by looking at line efficiency, but discovered that both lines had the same efficiency as well. Should they have been surprised at this? Explain.

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Definitions:

Long-term

Pertains to assets, liabilities, investments, or obligations that are expected to be resolved or realized beyond one year.

Income Summary

The income summary account is used in the closing process of accounting to summarize revenue and expenses for a specific period, helping determine the net income or loss.

Permanent Account

An account that is not closed at the end of the accounting period and whose balances are carried forward to the next period, such as assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.

Plant Assets

Long-term tangible assets that are used in the operation of a business and are subject to depreciation, excluding land.