Rotan Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below: The delivery cycle time was:
A) 19.2 hours
B) 20.6 hours
C) 8.3 hours
D) 3.2 hours

Question

Rotan Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below:  The delivery cycle time was:
A) 19.2 hours 
B) 20.6 hours 
C) 8.3 hours 
D) 3.2 hours

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the delivery cycle time, we need to add the processing time and the waiting time. Processing time is the time it takes for Rotan Corporation to actually work on the order and waiting time is the time the order spent waiting to be processed.

Processing time = 12.9 + 1.8 + 2.3 + 1.6 = 18.6 hours

Waiting time = 0.3 + 0.2 = 0.5 hours

Delivery cycle time = processing time + waiting time = 18.6 + 0.5 = 20.1 hours

Thus, the closest option to the answer is B) 20.6 hours.

Rotan Corporation Keeps Careful Track of the Time Required to Fill