An Assembly Line Consists of 158 Tasks Grouped into 32

question 63

Multiple Choice

An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations.The sum of all task times is 105 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 4 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

• A)8 percent
• B)21 percent
• C)82 percent
• D)100 percent
• E)81 percent

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