Question 5 --/30 View Policies Current Attempt in Progress Nelson Extruding produces containers for nurseries and landscaping businesses. The company competes based on its low-cost, high-quality products. As the company's expenses have risen, management has become concerned with the need to streamline various processes in order to reduce costs without reducing quality. The following table shows the time needed to produce a batch of 1-inch plant flats: Activity Materials moved to production floor Production in station 1 Materials moved to station 2 Wait to begin at station 2 Production in station 2 Inspection Materials moved to finished goods inventory Time to Complete 25 minutes 32 minutes 4 minutes 9 minutes 48 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes (a) What is the manufacturing cycle time (throughput time) to produce a batch of 1-inch plant flats and prepare it for sale? Manufacturing cycle time minutes (b) How much of the process time is value-added? Value-added time minutes Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 5.1%.) Manufacturing cycle efficiency