IMANET Exam CMA Topic 1 Question 95 Discussion

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Question #: 95
Topic #: 1

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Which of the following is not an appropriate time measure for use in process analysis?

AProduct development time.

BBreakeven time.

CCustomer-response time

DProcess value time

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Suggested Answer: D

Delivery and installation costs are essential to preparing the machine for its intended use. Thus the company must initially pay $2 10.000 for the machine, consisting of the invoice price of $180,000. the delivery costs of $1 2,000, and the $18,000 of installation costs.

by Reid at Aug 24, 2024, 07:47 AM

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Catarina

1 months ago

Wait, is process value time even a real thing? Sounds like something they made up to trick us!

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Monte

6 days ago

C) Customer-response time

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Wei

12 days ago

B) Breakeven time.

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Karon

14 days ago

A) Product development time.

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Corrina

1 months ago

Hmm, I'm torn between B and D. But I guess D is the least process-focused, so that's my pick.

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Thurman

1 months ago

I'm going with option B. Breakeven time is more of a financial metric, not a process-specific time measure.

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Graham

6 days ago

Customer-response time is crucial for evaluating process efficiency.

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Aliza

13 days ago

I think process value time is a better measure for process analysis.

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Rosendo

17 days ago

I agree, breakeven time is more about finances.

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Patti

2 months ago

Breakeven time (option B) seems like the odd one out here. The other choices are all related to analyzing the process itself.

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Rosamond

19 days ago

Yeah, process value time also makes sense, but breakeven time seems out of place.

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Stephanie

1 months ago

Product development time and customer-response time are more relevant for process analysis.

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Evette

1 months ago

I agree, breakeven time doesn't really fit with the other options.

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Jesse

2 months ago

I think option D, process value time, is not an appropriate time measure for process analysis. It's more of a productivity metric than a time measure.

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