Table J.9
There are three jobs available for processing at Workstation 1. They just arrived at Workstation 1, at the end of Day 0.

-Using the information in Table J.9 and the critical ratio rule, what should be the sequence of jobs processed at Workstation 1?
A) C-B-A
B) B-A-C
C) A-B-C
D) B-C-A

Question

Table J.9
There are three jobs available for processing at Workstation 1. They just arrived at Workstation 1, at the end of Day 0.
 
-Using the information in Table J.9 and the critical ratio rule, what should be the sequence of jobs processed at Workstation 1?
A) C-B-A 
B) B-A-C 
C) A-B-C 
D) B-C-A

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The critical ratio for each job is:Job C: 10/5 = 2Job B: 8/4 = 2Job A: 6/3 = 2The job with the highest critical ratio should be processed first. Therefore, the sequence of jobs processed at Workstation 1 should be C-B-A.

Table J.9 There Are Three Jobs Available for Processing at Workstation 1