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The Colonial House Furniture Company manufactures two-
drawer oak file cabinets that are sold unassembled through
catalogues. The company initiates production of 150 cabi-
net packages each week. The percentage of good-qualitycabinets averages 83% per week, and the percentage of
poor-quality cabinets that can be reworked is 60%.
a. Determine the weekly product yield of file cabinets.
b. If the company desires a product yield of 145 units per
week, what increase in the percentage of good-quality
products must result?
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