At a Furniture Factory,tables Must Be Assembled,finished,and Packaged Before They

question 4

Multiple Choice

At a furniture factory,tables must be assembled,finished,and packaged before they can be shipped to stores.Based on past experience,the manager finds that the means and standard deviations (in minutes) of the times for each phase are as shown in the table: $$\begin{array} { l | l | l } \text { Phase } & \text { Mean } & \text { SD } \\\hline \text { Assembly } & 25.4 & 2.6 \\\text { Finishing } & 35.5 & 3.6 \\\text { Packaging } & 14.6 & 1.8\end{array}$$ What are the mean and standard deviation of the total time to prepare a table for shipping? Assume that the times for each phase are independent.

• A)? = 46.03 min,? = 4.79 min
• B)? = 75.5 min,? = 22.96 min
• C)? = 75.5 min,? = 4.79 min
• D)? = 46.03 min,? = 8 min
• E)? = 75.5 min,? = 8 min