M& m's get processed in a three-station production line. first the chocolate is shaped into its round shape, then it gets coated, and final the "m" is sprayed on each individual m& m. station 1 has five identical machines with average processing times of 15 seconds per job station 2 has 12 identical machines with average processing times of 30 seconds per job. station 3 has one machine with average processing time of 3 seconds per job.
a.) what are the bottleneck rate, rb, the raw process time to, and the critical wip wo?
b.) compute the average cycle time when the wip level is set at 20 jobs, under the assumptions of:
i.) the best case
ii.) the worst case
iii.) the practical worst case
c.) suppose you desire the throughput of a line to be 90 percent of the bottleneck rate. find the wip level required to achieve this under the assumptions of:
i.) the best case
ii.) the worst case
iii.) the practical worst case

Which of the following statements accurately describes how costs and benefits are calculated?

Eliminating entries (including goodwill impairment) and worksheets for various years on january 1, 2013, porter company purchased an 80% interest in the capital stock of salem company for$850,000. at that time, salem company had capital stock of $550,000 and retained earnings of $80,000.differences between the fair value and the book value of the identifiable assets of salem company were asfollows: fair value in excess of book valueequipment$130,000land65,000inv entory40,000the book values of all other assets and liabilities of salem company were equal to their fair values onjanuary 1, 2013. the equipment had a remaining life of five years on january 1, 2013. the inventory was sold in2013.salem company’s net income and dividends declared in 2013 and 2014 were as follows: year 2013 net income of $100,000; dividends declared of $25,000year 2014 net income of $110,000; dividends declared of $35,000required: a. prepare a computation and allocation schedule for the difference between book value of equity acquired andthe value implied by the purchase price. b.present the eliminating/adjusting entries needed on the consolidated worksheet for the year endeddecember 31, 2013. (it is not necessary to prepare the worksheet.)lo6lo1

Which of the following events could increase the demand for labor? a. an increase in the marginal productivity of workers b. a decrease in the amount of capital available for workers to use c. a decrease in the wage paid to workers d. a decrease in output price