Psy301 Final Exam Study Guide

Sample Questions for Chapters 4, 5, and Technical Note 5

1. Which of the following best describes the term cycle time? A) Average time between completions of successive units B) Ratio of the time a resource is activated over its use C) Can be no more that 60 minutes D) The same as utilization E) The labor content of the item being measured Answer: A 2. A process flowchart uses symbols to represent which of the following? A) Factory location B) Warehouse space available C) Work force schedules D) Flows of material or customers E) Data analysis Answer: D 3. A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent a decision
Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 4, 6, 7, 2, 6, and 5 minutes, and the cycle time is 10 minutes? A) 3 B) 5 C) 6 D) 8 E) None of the above Answer: A 14. You have just determined the actual number of workstations that will be used on an assembly line to be 6 using the assembly-line balancing procedure. The cycle time of the line is 5 minutes and the sum of all that tasks required on the line is 25 minutes. Which of the following is the correct value for the resulting line's efficiency? A) 0.500 B) 0.833 C) 0.973 D) 0.990 E) None of the above Answer: B 15. Which of the following is not a benefit of a group technology layout? A) Better human relations B) Improved operator expertise C) Less in-process inventory and material handling D) Faster production setup E) Reduced cost Answer:
What is the desired cycle time? b. What is the theoretical minimum number of work stations? c. Balance the assembly line using the longest task-time rule. d. What is the efficiency for the balanced assembly line?

24. The owner of Old-Fashioned Berry Pies, S. Simon, is contemplating adding a new line of pies, which will require leasing new equipment for a monthly payment of $6,000. Variable costs would be $2.00 per pie, and pies would retail for &7.00 each. How many pies must be sold in order to break even?

1． A process flowchart uses symbols to represent which of the following? A. Factory location B. Warehouse space available C. Work force schedules D. Flows of material or customers

Ans: D

2. An advantage of a make-to-stock process is which of the following? A. Rapid delivery of a standard product B. All units of output are