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The following on-boarding process for new employees has two stages. In the first, employees fill out several government forms and necessary visas for immigration. In the second the employees attend human resources training sessions to instruct them in company policies. Each stage has 9 workers. There are three types of new employees: (1) U.S. citizens starting a full-time job, (2) U.S. citizens starting a part-time job, and (3) Non- U.S. citizens starting a full-time job.

What is the implied utilization (%) for Forms/Visa? [LO5-3]

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The implied utilization for the Forms/Visa process in the onboarding could theoretically be at 100% utilization if each of the 9 workers is continuously busy; however, specific data on employee processing times and demand is needed to calculate the exact utilization percentage. Without this additional information, an accurate calculation cannot be made.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the implied utilization percentage for the Forms/Visa process of the onboarding sequence, we must consider the number of workers dedicated to this stage and the demand placed on them by new employees. Unfortunately, the question does not provide specific data on how many new employees each type of worker is processing or the time taken for each, which would be necessary to calculate the exact utilization percentage.

Utilization is generally calculated as the ratio of the time that a resource is actually used to the time that the resource is available. Since both stages have 9 workers, if we assume that every worker is busy at all times during the available time, the utilization would theoretically be 100%. However, it is crucial to know the actual demand for Form/Visa processing (i.e., the number of new employees and the time taken to process each type) to determine the practical or real-world utilization percentage.

In the absence of specific data, we cannot calculate the precise utilization for the Forms/Visa process. Utilization would be different for each type of new employee due to the varying requirements for U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens regarding government forms and necessary visas for immigration.

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