Question

In a job shop, effective capacity is only 50 percent of design capacity, and actual output is 80 percent of effective capacity. What design capacity would be needed to achieve an actual output of eight jobs per week?

Answer 1

Answer: Design capacity = 20 jobs/week.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Actual output = 8 jobs per week

So, 80% of effective capacity = actual output

$0.8\times x=8\\\\x=\dfrac{8}{0.8}\\\\x=10\ jobs/week$

50% of design capacity = effective capacity.

So, it becomes,

$0.5\times \text{design capacity}=10\\\\\text{design capacity}=\dfrac{10}{0.5}=20\ jobs/week$

Hence, Design capacity = 20 jobs/week