A standard work year is 2000 hours at the Luther Mill and it takes about an hour and a half to fill a customer order. Last year saw 25,000 customer orders at the mill and the manager has a rebuilt Ford 9N in mind as a company car, so he hopes that there is an increase of 2% in customer orders for next year. If the manager hires twenty workers, what is the capacity cushion?
A. 3.8%
B. 3.1%
C. 5.1%
D. 4.3%
Answer:A
A standard work year is 2000 hours at the Luther Mill and it takes about an hour and a half to fill a customer order. Last year saw 25,000 customer orders at the mill and the manager has a rebuilt Ford 9N in mind as a company car, so he hopes that there is an increase of 2% in customer orders for next year. If the manager hires twenty workers, what is the capacity cushion?
A. 3.8% B. 3.1% C. 5.1% D. 4.3%