An Assembly Line with 30 Activities Is to Be Balanced

question 24

Multiple Choice

An assembly line with 30 activities is to be balanced.The total amount of time required for all 30 activities is 45 minutes.The line will operate for 360 minutes per day.Which of the following must be the cycle time to achieve an output rate of 200 units/day?

• A) 0.66 minutes
• B) 1.5 minutes
• C) 1.8 minutes
• D) 4.5 minutes

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