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Production Processes Practice Questions

Question 1

6 marks
(a)

Which one of the following businesses is most likely to use job production?

  • A A business bottling 10 000 bottles of spring water each hour
  • B A business making a one-off sculpture for a town centre
  • C A business assembling identical televisions on a production line
  • D A business packing frozen pizzas for supermarkets
(b)

Which one of the following is a feature of flow production?

  • A Each product is finished before work on the next one begins
  • B Each product is made to the individual requirements of a customer
  • C Products move continuously from one stage of production to the next
  • D Workers each complete every stage of the product themselves
(c)

Identify two ways in which a business could improve the efficiency of its production.

(d)

Table 1 shows information about one week's production at a factory that makes garden planters using flow production.

Table 1

Production data for one week
Number of planters produced 12 000
Total fixed costs £18 000
Variable cost per planter £2.50

Using Table 1, calculate the average unit cost of producing one planter. Show your workings.

Question 2

5 marks

This question is about production processes.

(a)

Which one of the following is a feature of just in time (JIT) production?

  • A Raw materials arrive only when they are needed for production
  • B Large buffer stocks are kept in case demand rises
  • C Each product is checked for faults only once it is finished
  • D Raw materials are bought in bulk to gain discounts
(b)

Bramwell Bakery uses flow production to make its white loaves.

Table 1: Bramwell Bakery, one week
Number of loaves produced 24 000
Total costs £16 800

Using Table 1, calculate the average unit cost of a loaf. Show all workings.

(c)

Identify two benefits to a business of using lean production.