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

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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 index for this process is

• A) 1.6783
• B) 1.5
• C) -1.5
• D) -1.6783

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Definitions:

Monomer Unit

A small molecule that can bind chemically to other monomers to form a polymer, serving as the basic building block of polymers.

Anionic Polymerization

A type of chain-growth polymerization where the active center of the polymer chain is a negative ion.

Methyl α-cyanoacrylate

A compound known commonly as super glue; used as an adhesive due to its rapid polymerization properties.

Isobutylene

A volatile, flammable hydrocarbon gas, C4H8, used as a monomer in the production of various copolymers and as a fuel additive.