For the set of tasks given below, do the following:

Task Task Time(seconds) Immediate Predecessor
A 45 -
B 11 A
C 9 B
D 50 -
E 26 D
F 11 E
G 12 C
H 10 C
I 9 F, G, H
J 10 I
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b. Determine the minimum and maximum cycle times in seconds for a desired output of 500 units in a seven-hour day. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
c. Determine the minimum number of workstations for output of 500 units per day. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.)
d. Balance the line using the greatest positional weight heuristic. Break ties with the most following tasks heuristic. Use a cycle time of 50 seconds.
e. Calculate the percentage idle time for the line using the 50 second cycle time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Every 10 years, the federal government sponsors a national survey of health and health practices (nhanes). one question in the survey asks participants to rate their overall health using a 5-point rating scale. what is the scale of measurement used for this question? ratio ordinal interval nominal

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u. s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.

The interaction of individual choices because a type of fish is on the verge of extinction, the government imposes rules that prohibit fishing in the publicly owned spawning grounds. at first owners of fshing bouts complain about this restriction on where they can fish, but soon they notice that the number of adult fish swimming outside the protected area is much higher than it was before. with the restriction, each fishing boat ends up catching more fish than it did before the r which of the following principles of economic interaction best describes this scenario? o there is a tradeoff between equality and efficiency o markets usually lead to efficiency. o when markets do not achieve efficiency, government intervention can improve overall welfare o markets allocate goodseffectively