A Barbecue Sauce Producer Sells Their Product in a 20-Ounce

question 7

Multiple Choice

A barbecue sauce producer sells their product in a 20-ounce bottle. Their historical process mean has been 20 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.25 ounces. If their tolerance limits are set at 20 ounces plus or minus 1 ounce, what is the process capability ratio of the bottle filling process?

• A)1.00
• B)1.33
• C)1.75
• D)2.00

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