DataSpan, Inc., automated its plant at the start of the current year and installed a flexible manufacturing system. The company is also evaluating its suppliers and moving toward Lean Production. Many adjustment problems have been encountered, including problems relating to performance measurement. After much study, the company has decided to use the performance measures below, and it has gathered data relating to these measures for the first four months of operations.
| Month | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Throughput time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Delivery cycle time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Percentage of on-time deliveries | 85 | % | 80 | % | 77 | % | 74 | % |
| Total sales (units) | 3270 | 3130 | 2970 | 2857 | ||||
Management has asked for your help in computing throughput time, delivery cycle time, and MCE. The following average times have been logged over the last four months:
| Average per Month (in days) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Move time per unit | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Process time per unit | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |||||
| Wait time per order before start of production | 23.0 | 25.2 | 28.0 | 30.3 | |||||
| Queue time per unit | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.1 | |||||
| Inspection time per unit | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||||
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company’s performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move time, process time, and so forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
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DataSpan, Inc., automated its plant at the start of the current year and installed a flexible manufacturing system. The company is also evaluating its suppliers and moving toward Lean Production. Many adjustment problems have been encountered, including problems relating to performance measurement. After much study, the company has decided to use the performance measures below, and it has gathered data relating to these measures for the first four months of operations.
| Month | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Throughput time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Delivery cycle time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Percentage of on-time deliveries | 91 | % | 86 | % | 82 | % | 78 | % |
| Total sales (units) | 3030 | 2900 | 2752 | 2649 | ||||
Management has asked for your help in computing throughput time, delivery cycle time, and MCE. The following average times have been logged over the last four months:
| Average per Month (in days) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Move time per unit | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||
| Process time per unit | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |||||
| Wait time per order before start of production | 19.0 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 24.8 | |||||
| Queue time per unit | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | |||||
| Inspection time per unit | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||||
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company’s performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move time, process time, and so forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
In: Accounting
DataSpan, Inc., automated its plant at the start of the current year and installed a flexible manufacturing system. The company is also evaluating its suppliers and moving toward Lean Production. Many adjustment problems have been encountered, including problems relating to performance measurement. After much study, the company has decided to use the performance measures below, and it has gathered data relating to these measures for the first four months of operations.
| Month | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Throughput time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Delivery cycle time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Percentage of on-time deliveries | 91 | % | 86 | % | 82 | % | 78 | % |
| Total sales (units) | 3030 | 2900 | 2752 | 2649 | ||||
Management has asked for your help in computing throughput time, delivery cycle time, and MCE. The following average times have been logged over the last four months:
| Average per Month (in days) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Move time per unit | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||
| Process time per unit | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |||||
| Wait time per order before start of production | 19.0 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 24.8 | |||||
| Queue time per unit | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | |||||
| Inspection time per unit | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||||
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company’s performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move time, process time, and so forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
In: Accounting
DataSpan, Inc., automated its plant at the start of the current year and installed a flexible manufacturing system. The company is also evaluating its suppliers and moving toward Lean Production. Many adjustment problems have been encountered, including problems relating to performance measurement. After much study, the company has decided to use the performance measures below, and it has gathered data relating to these measures for the first four months of operations.
| Month | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Throughput time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Delivery cycle time (days) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Percentage of on-time deliveries | 91 | % | 86 | % | 82 | % | 78 | % |
| Total sales (units) | 3030 | 2900 | 2752 | 2649 | ||||
Management has asked for your help in computing throughput time, delivery cycle time, and MCE. The following average times have been logged over the last four months:
| Average per Month (in days) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Move time per unit | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||
| Process time per unit | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |||||
| Wait time per order before start of production | 19.0 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 24.8 | |||||
| Queue time per unit | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | |||||
| Inspection time per unit | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||||
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company’s performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move time, process time, and so forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
In: Accounting
What is the value of a common stock if:
a. the firm's earnings and dividends are growing annually at 4 percent, the current dividend is $1.32, and investors require a 8 percent return on investments in common stock?
b. What is the value of this stock if you add risk to the analysis and the firm's beta coefficient is 0.8, the risk-free rate is 1.5 percent, and the return on the market is 8.5 percent?
c. If the price of the stock is $35, what is the rate of return offered by the stock? Should the investor acquire this stock?
In: Finance
The payroll register of Seaside Architecture Company indicates $870 of social security and $217 of medicare tax withheld on total salaries of $14,500 for the period. Assume earnings subject to state and federal unemployment compensation taxes are $5,250. at the federal rate of 0.8% and state rate of 5.4%.
Provide the journal entry to record the payroll tax expense for the period. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0". If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

In: Accounting
1A. Chlorpromazine 40 mg IV q4h PRN emesis is ordered for a chemotherapy patient. You have only a bottle labeled Chlorpromazine 25 mg/mL. How many mL will you infuse every 4 hours if the patient is vomiting?
1B. Enoxaparin 40 mg SQ daily is ordered for a post-operative patient. You have only a pre-filled syringe labeled 120 mg / 0.8 mL. How many mL will you inject?
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What is the value of a common stock if:
a. the firm's earnings and dividends are growing annually at 4 percent, the current dividend is $1.32, and investors require a 8 percent return on investments in common stock?
b. What is the value of this stock if you add risk to the analysis and the firm's beta coefficient is 0.8, the risk-free rate is 1.5 percent, and the return on the market is 8.5 percent?
c. If the price of the stock is $35, what is the rate of return offered by the stock? Should the investor acquire this stock?
In: Finance
Investments A, B, and C all have the following characteristics:
| A | B | C | |
| Expected Return | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Standard Deviation | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Skewness | 1.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.6 | 0 | 1.2 |
For an investor who is most concerned about not losing principal, the best investment and the worst investment are likely to be, respectively:
A.) A the best and B the worst
B.) B the best and A the worst
C.) B the best and C the worst
D.) A the best and C the worst
In: Finance
Calculate the change in government purchases of goods and services necessary to close the gap. Refer to the following example to fill the blanks in the questions.
Real GDP equals $100 billion, potential output equals $170 billion, and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8.
Since the multiplier for a change in government purchases of goods and services is _______, an increase in government purchases of $_______ billion will increase real GDP by $70 billion and close the recessionary gap.
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4; 15 |
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5; 14 |
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7; 10 |
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2; 35 |
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