Why does tcu tend to lead business cycle peaks? by definition, it must have the same indicator status as industrial production. the durable goods component of industrial production is always declining near the end of an expansion, and since industrial capacity is still growing, tcu starts decreasing near the end of an expansion. since industrial capacity is always declining near the end of a recession, whenever tcu is increasing, output tends to be decreasing since industrial capacity rarely is declining near the end of a recession, whenever tcu is increasing, output tends to be increasing.

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production