9-41 Cycle-Time Reporting The Pierre plant of Global Electronics produces computers. The plant monitors its cycle time closely to prevent schedule delays and excessive costs. The standard cycle time for the manufacture of printed circuit boards for one of its computers is 26 hours. Consider the following cycle-time data from the past 6 weeks of circuit board production: Units Completed Total Cycle Time Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 564 544 553 571 547 552 Analyze circuit board cycle time performance in light of the 26-hour objective. 14,108 hours 14,592 15,152 16,598 17,104 16,673