In "Drum,buffer,rope," What Provides the Schedule,i

question 11

Multiple Choice

In "drum,buffer,rope," what provides the schedule,i.e.the pace of production?

• A)drum
• B)buffer
• C)rope
• D)all three of the above in combination
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Federal Budget Deficit

The financial shortfall when a government's expenditures exceed its revenues within a fiscal year.

National Debt

The total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, usually as a result of spending more than it receives in income.

Trillion

A numerical value representing a thousand billion, or 1,000,000,000,000, commonly used in discussing government budgets, economic indicators, and astronomical distances.

Public Debt

The amount of federal securities outstanding, which represents what the federal government owes (the accumulation of federal deficits minus surpluses over the last two centuries).