Answer the question on the basis of the following output data for a firm. Assume that the amounts of all nonlabor resources are fixed.
Number of workers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Units of Output: 0, 40, 90, 126, 150, 165, 180.
Refer to the data. Diminishing marginal returns become evident with the addition of the:
a. sixth worker
b. fourth worker
c. third worker
d. second worker

Draw a flowchart for a process of interest to you, such as a quick oil-change service, a factory process you might have worked in, ordering a pizza, renting a car or truck, buying products on the internet, or applying for an automobile loan. identify the points where something (people, information) waits for service or is held in work-in-process inventory, the estimated time to accomplish each activity in the process, and the total flow time. evaluate how well the process worked and what might be done to improve it.