TABLE 18-4 A Factory Supervisor Is Concerned That the Time It Takes

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Multiple Choice

TABLE 18-4
A factory supervisor is concerned that the time it takes workers to complete an important production task (measured in seconds) is too erratic and adversely affects expected profits.The supervisor proceeds by randomly sampling 5 individuals per hour for a period of 10 hours.The sample mean and range for each hour are listed below. She also decides that lower and upper specification limit for the critical-to-quality variable should be 10 and 30 seconds,respectively.
-Referring to Table 18-4,suppose the sample mean and range data were based on 6 observations per hour instead of 5.How would this change affect the lower and upper control limits of an R chart?

• A)LCL would increase; UCL would decrease.
• B)LCL would remain the same; UCL would decrease.
• C)Both LCL and UCL would remain the same.
• D)LCL would decrease; UCL would increase.

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Definitions:

Alcohol Congeners

Chemical compounds that occur naturally in alcoholic beverages alongside ethanol, contributing to their taste, aroma, and physiological effects.

1-butanol

An organic compound, also known as butyl alcohol, a four-carbon straight-chain alcohol with the chemical formula C4H9OH, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of other chemicals.

Structural Formula

A graphical representation showing the arrangement of atoms within a molecule, indicating how they are connected.

2-butanol

An organic compound, also known as sec-butanol, which is a type of alcohol with four carbon atoms and a secondary hydroxyl group.