Given the following Product Structure Record

The number of G's required to assemble 10 A's would be
A)9
B)10
C)90
D)180

Question

Given the following Product Structure Record

The number of G's required to assemble 10 A's would be
A)9 
B)10 
C)90 
D)180

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Product Structure Record indicates that TB5643_00 is the highest level of the product structure, which requires one G. Therefore, to produce 10 A's, we need to assemble 10 A's into one B, 10 B's into one C, 10 C's into one D, and 10 D's into one E. Finally, we assemble 10 E's into TB5643_00, which requires one G. This means that we need 10x10x10x10x1 = 10,000 A's to produce one TB5643_00, which requires 1000 B's, 100 C's, 10 D's, and one G. Therefore, to assemble 10 A's, we need 1/1000 = 0.001 G. Multiplying this by 10 (for 10 A's) gives us 0.01 G, which is equivalent to 9/10 of a G. Therefore, the answer is C, 90 (since we cannot have 9/10 of a G).

Given the Following Product Structure Record