It's best to start slightly late and finish on time

A firm is planning to set up an assembly line to assemble 40 units per hour, and 57 minutes per hour are productive. The time to perform each task and the tasks that precede each task are contained in the following table

Task Preceding Task Time to perform (min.) A -- .69 B A .55 C B .92 D B .59 E B .70 F B 1.10 G C, D, E .75 H G, F .43 I H .29 (a) Draw a network diagram of precedence relationships. (b) Compute the required cycle time per unit in minutes. (c) Compute the theoretical minimum number of workstations required to produce 40 units per hour. (d) Balance this line using the longest processing time heuristic. (e) What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

Which of the following is true of a dividend payout?

A) When a firm announces that it will increase its dividend, the share price usually decreases on that news. B) Dividend payments send a positive signal to investors in the marketplace that management believes that the stock is overvalued. C) When a firm pays out dividends the share price will fall. D) Dividend payouts have no impact on the share price of a stock in an efficient market.