Firm a Operates 10 Hours Each Day, Producing 100 Parts/hour

question 14

Multiple Choice

Firm A operates 10 hours each day, producing 100 parts/hour. If productivity were increased 20%, how many hours would the plant have to work to produce 1000 parts?

• A) less than 2 hours
• B) between 9 and 10 hours
• C) between 2 and 6 hours
• D) between 6 and 8 hours
• E) between 8 and 9 hours

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