Table 7.2 The figure above shows the process for paying tuition at a major university.Students are provided their bill for the next term for review,then routed to different tables for questions to be answered before finally paying their tuition at E.The numbers in parentheses are the time in minutes for each step of the process.
-Use the information in Table 7.2.What is the throughput time for the A-B-C-E process route?
A)17 minutes
B)27 minutes
C)21 minutes
D)19 minutes

Question

Table 7.2  The figure above shows the process for paying tuition at a major university.Students are provided their bill for the next term for review,then routed to different tables for questions to be answered before finally paying their tuition at E.The numbers in parentheses are the time in minutes for each step of the process.
-Use the information in Table 7.2.What is the throughput time for the A-B-C-E process route?
A)17 minutes 
B)27 minutes 
C)21 minutes 
D)19 minutes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The throughput time is the sum of the processing times for each operation in the process route. The processing times for the A-B-C-E process route are 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 5 minutes, and 5 minutes, respectively. Therefore, the throughput time is 5 + 7 + 5 + 5 = 22 minutes.

Table 72 the Figure Above Shows the Process for Paying