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. The manager at the mill is always concerned about employee idle time, so he aims for a capacity cushion of two percent. 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. How many workers will the manager need to have at the mill next year?
A. 10
B. 13
C. 16
D. 19
Answer:B
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. The manager at the mill is always concerned about employee idle time, so he aims for a capacity cushion of two percent. 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. How many workers will the manager need to have at the mill next year?
A. 10 B. 13 C. 16 D. 19