Table 5.7 The Terminal Company Is Attempting to Balance Its Assembly Line

question 128

Multiple Choice

Table 5.7
The Terminal Company is attempting to balance its assembly line of high-voltage electrical connectors. The desired output for the line is 50 connectors per hour, and the information on the work elements for this assembly line is as follows.

-Use the information from Table 5.7 to balance this line. What is the most efficient solution?

• A) more than 90%
• B) 80 - 90%
• C) 70 - 79%
• D) less than 70%

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