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The university has an ongoing community project in which it uses a machine in its mechanical engineering lab to provide an investment income for the university. The machine can produce 100 widgets per hour.  The lab operates 12 hours per day, five days per week.  Due to regularly scheduled preventive maintenance, the lab expects the machine to be running during approximately 95% of the available time.  Based on experience with other products, the lab expects to achieve an efficiency level for the widgets of 85%.    What is the expected weekly output of widgets for this lab

The university has an ongoing community project in which it uses a machine in its mechanical engineering lab to provide an investment income for the university. The machine can produce 100 widgets per hour.  The lab operates 12 hours per day, five days per week.  Due to regularly scheduled preventive maintenance, the lab expects the machine to be running during approximately 95% of the available time.  Based on experience with other products, the lab expects to achieve an efficiency level for the widgets of 85%.    What is the expected weekly output of widgets for this lab

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  1. The university has an ongoing community project in which it uses a machine in its mechanical engineering lab to provide an investment income for the university.

The machine can produce 100 widgets per hour.  The lab operates 12 hours per day, five days per week.  Due to regularly scheduled preventive maintenance, the lab expects the machine to be running during approximately 95% of the available time.  Based on experience with other products, the lab expects to achieve an efficiency level for the widgets of 85%. 

 

What is the expected weekly output of widgets for this lab

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