An Assembly Line with 28 Activities Is to Be Balanced

question 60

Multiple Choice

An assembly line with 28 activities is to be balanced. The total amount of time required for all 28 activities is 39 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day. What must the cycle time be to achieve an output rate of 400 units/day?

• A) 1.39 minutes
• B) 11.54 minutes
• C) 1.125 minutes
• D) 0.89 minutes

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