An Assembly Line Consists of 21 Tasks Grouped into 5

question 145

Multiple Choice

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations. The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes. The largest assigned cycle time is 20 minutes. The efficiency of this line is

• A) 4.2 percent
• B) 17 percent
• C) 85 percent
• D) 100 percent
• E) none of the above

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