The Colonial House Furniture Company manufacturesfour-drawer oak filing cabinets in six stages. In the firststage, the boards forming the walls of the cabinet are cut; in the second stage, the front drawer panels are wood-worked; in the third stage, the boards are sanded and finished; in the fourth stage, the boards are cleaned,stained, and painted with a clear finish; in the fifth stage,the hardware for pulls, runners, and fittings is installed; and in the final stage, the cabinets are assembled. Inspec-tion occurs at each stage of the process, and the average percentages of good-quality units are as follows.The cabinets are produced in weekly production runs witha product input for 300 units.a. Determine the weekly product yield of good-qualitycabinets.b. What would weekly product input have to be in orderto achieve a final weekly product yield of 300 cabinets? Average PercentageStage Good Quality1 87%2 91%3 94%4 93%5 93%6 96%
The Colonial House Furniture Company manufactures
four-drawer oak filing cabinets in six stages. In the first
stage, the boards forming the walls of the cabinet are cut;
in the second stage, the front drawer panels are wood-
worked; in the third stage, the boards are sanded and
finished; in the fourth stage, the boards are cleaned,
stained, and painted with a clear finish; in the fifth stage,
the hardware for pulls, runners, and fittings is installed;
and in the final stage, the cabinets are assembled. Inspec-
tion occurs at each stage of the process, and the average
percentages of good-quality units are as follows.The cabinets are produced in weekly production runs with
a product input for 300 units.
a. Determine the weekly product yield of good-quality
cabinets.
b. What would weekly product input have to be in order
to achieve a final weekly product yield of 300 cabinets?
Average Percentage
Stage Good Quality
1 87%
2 91%
3 94%
4 93%
5 93%
6 96%
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