A Company Manufactures a Product That Has a Design (Nominal)

question 147

Multiple Choice

A company manufactures a product that has a design (nominal) target width of 5 inches with tolerances of + .05 inch. The process that produces the product has a mean of 4.995 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inch. The process capability ratio for this process is

• A) -1.67
• B) -1.5
• C) 1.5
• D) 1.67

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