One Grocery Clerk Can Stock a Shelf in 60 Min

question 2

Multiple Choice

One grocery clerk can stock a shelf in 60 min, whereas a second clerk requires 84 min to stock the same shelf. How long would it take to stock the shelf if the two clerks worked together? ​

• A) 35 min
• B) 17.5 min
• C) 47 min
• D) 42 min
• E) 144 min

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Definitions:

Transportation Cost

The expenses incurred in the movement of goods from their manufacturing location to the end customer, including fuel, labor, vehicle maintenance, and tolls.

Facility Cost

The financial expenditure associated with the physical infrastructure of a business, including construction, maintenance, and utilities.

Processing Cost

The expenses involved in the operations required to process goods or services, including labor, materials, and overheads.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variation in a distribution or set of data, indicating how much individual data points differ from the mean.