Use the Following Table to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the following table to answer the question(s) below.

-A machine shop owner wishes to monitor the diameter of an engine boring operation where the piston bore should be 4.25". He obtains 8 samples of 5 and records the data in the table above. What should the lower and upper control limits be for an X-bar chart?

• A) (5.00, 8.00)
• B) (-1.50, 1.50)
• C) (4.33, 5.12)
• D) (0.00, 1.45)
• E) (-5.10, 5.10)

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Definitions:

Output

The total quantity of goods or services produced by a firm, industry, or economy within a certain period.

Total Cost

The complete expenditure incurred in the production of goods or services, including fixed and variable costs.

Output

The total amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs (costs that change with production levels) divided by the quantity of output produced.