Lulu’s Dancewear operates a garment manufacturing business that employs 35 operators who work 7 hours a day (breaks already factored), 5 days a week. The plant has an 90% efficiency factor. A customer brought in an order for 5,800 units of a Style C that has a SAM of 20 min. They have requested a 7-day turnaround. Will they be able to meet the customer’s order timeline? If not, how many days will it take? Round your answer to whole numbers but do not round until you get to the final answer! Group of answer choices No, 10 days needed. No, 8 days needed. No, 9 days needed. Yes, they can produce in 7 days.
Lulu’s Dancewear operates a garment manufacturing business that employs 35 operators who work 7 hours a day (breaks already factored), 5 days a week. The plant has an 90% efficiency factor. A customer brought in an order for 5,800 units of a Style C that has a SAM of 20 min. They have requested a 7-day turnaround. Will they be able to meet the customer’s order timeline? If not, how many days will it take? Round your answer to whole numbers but do not round until you get to the final answer! Group of answer choices No, 10 days needed. No, 8 days needed. No, 9 days needed. Yes, they can produce in 7 days.
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Lulu’s Dancewear operates a garment manufacturing business that employs 35 operators who work 7 hours a day (breaks already factored), 5 days a week. The plant has an 90% efficiency factor. A customer brought in an order for 5,800 units of a Style C that has a SAM of 20 min. They have requested a 7-day turnaround. Will they be able to meet the customer’s order timeline? If not, how many days will it take?
Round your answer to whole numbers but do not round until you get to the final answer!
Group of answer choices
No, 10 days needed.
No, 8 days needed.
No, 9 days needed.
Yes, they can produce in 7 days.
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