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 15,000 customer orders at the mill and the manager has a new John Deere in mind as a company car, so he hopes that there is an increase of 15% in customer orders for next year. If the manager hires fourteen workers, what is the capacity cushion?
A. 7.6%
B. 8.2%
C. 6.9%
D. 8.8%
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 15,000 customer orders at the mill and the manager has a new John Deere in mind as a company car, so he hopes that there is an increase of 15% in customer orders for next year. If the manager hires fourteen workers, what is the capacity cushion?
A. 7.6% B. 8.2% C. 6.9% D. 8.8%