An Assembly Line Has Been Designed to Make Battery-Powered Beverage

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Essay

An assembly line has been designed to make battery-powered beverage mixers. Task details are shown in the table below:
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Station } & \text { Task Assigned } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Task Time } \\\text { (minutes) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 1 & 3.0 \\\hline 2 & 3 ; 4 & 1.5 ; 2.0 \\\hline 3 & 2 ; 5 ; 6 & 1.5 ; 1.5 ; 1.0 \\\hline 4 & 7 & 3.0 \\\hline 5 & 8 & 2.5 \\\hline 6 & 9 ; 10 ; 11 & 2.0 ; 1.0 ; 1.0 \\\hline\end{array}$$
a. What is the assigned cycle time (in minutes)?
b. What is the maximum output rate of this line in mixers per hour?
c. What is the total idle time per cycle?
d. What is the assembly line's efficiency?

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in a study that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable, often measured to assess the effect of a treatment.

Experimental Group

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Control Group

In scientific research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

Low-Fat Diet

A nutrition plan focusing on reducing the intake of fats, particularly saturated fats and trans fats, for health reasons.