The Burdell Company Makes Tee Shirts on an Assembly Line

question 11

Multiple Choice

The Burdell Company makes tee shirts on an assembly line that works 5 days per week and uses 5 workers.Over the past 4 weeks,the line has produced 16,000 shirts.The line's productivity for the 4-week period is:

• A)20 shirts per worker per day.
• B)50 shirts per worker per day.
• C)160 shirts per worker per day.
• D)400 shirts per worker per day.

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