The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. he would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. each car requires body work prior to painting. the estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each are as follows:
body work paint
car (hrs) (hrs)
a 10 2
b 5 4
c 7 5
d 3 6
e 1 7
a) where in the optimum sequence should car a be scheduled?
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth e. fifth
b). what is the optimum sequence (first car to last)?
a. a; b; c; d; e
b. e; d; c; b; a
c. e; b; d; c; a
d. e; d; b; c; a
e. e; b; d; a; c
c) what is the idle time at the paint work center for the optimal schedule?
a. 1 hour b. 2 hours c. 4 hours d. 7 hours e. 10 hours

Net income and owner's equity for four businesses four different proprietorships, jupiter, mars, saturn, and venus, show the same balance sheet data at the beginning and end of a year. these data, exclusive of the amount of owner's equity, are summarized as follows: total assets total liabilities beginning of the year $550,000 $215,000 end of the year 844,000 320,000 on the basis of the preceding data and the following additional information for the year, determine the net income (or loss) of each company for the year. (hint: first determine the amount of increase or decrease in owner's equity during the year.) jupiter: the owner had made no additional investments in the business and had made no withdrawals from the business. mars: the owner had made no additional investments in the business but had withdrawn $36,000. saturn: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 but had made no withdrawals. venus: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 and had withdrawn $36,000. jupiter net income $ mars net income $ saturn net income $ venus net income $

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Creation landscaping has 1,000 bonds outstanding that are selling for $1,280 each. the company also has 2,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding, currently priced at $27.20 a share. the common stock is priced at $37.00 a share and there are 28,000 shares outstanding. what is the weight of the debt as it relates to the firm's weighted average cost of capital?