A heat-treatment operation takes 6 hours to process a batch of parts with a standard deviation of 3 hours. The maximum that the oven can hold is 125 parts. Currently there is demand for 160 parts per day (16-hour day). These arrive to the heat-treatment operation one at a time according to a Poisson stream (i. e., with ca=1). a. What is the maximum capacity (parts per day) of the heat-treatment operation?
b. If we were to use the maximum batch size, what would be the average cycle time through the operation?
c. What is the minimum batch size that will meet demand?
d. If we were to use the minimum feasible batch size, what would be the average cycle time through the operation?

Balance sheet the assets of dallas & associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. the firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. it has notes payable of $150,000, long-term debt of $750,000, and total common equity of $1 5 million. the firm does have accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet. the firm only finances with debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock on its balance sheet. a. what is the company's total debt? b. what is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet? c. what is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet? d. what is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet? e. what is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet? [hint: consider this as a single line item on the firm's balance sheet.] f. what is the firm's net working capital? g. what is the firm's net operating working capital? h. what is the explanation for the difference in your answers to parts f and g?

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance

The sec has historically raised questions regarding the independence of firms that derive a significant portion of their total revenues from one audit client or group of clients because the sec staff believes this situation causes cpa firms to