Given the Following Data About an Assembly Line and the Knowledge

question 39

Multiple Choice

Given the following data about an assembly line and the knowledge that we are trying to attain an output rate of 40 units per hour,what is the theoretical minimum number of stations?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Work } \\\text { Element }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Time } \\( \mathrm { sec } ) \end{array} \\\hline 1 & 90 \\2 & 80 \\3 & 75 \\4 & 70 \\5 & 90 \\6 & 85 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 4 or fewer stations
• B) 5 stations
• C) 6 stations
• D) 7 or more stations

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Definitions:

Centi-

A prefix in the metric system denoting one hundredth (1/100) of a unit.

1/100

A numerical representation often used to denote one percent or a fraction of a whole.

Milli-

A prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (1/1000) of the unit it precedes.

Metric System

A system of measurements that uses the base function of 10.