Question: In the production process shown below, the drilling operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with, the cutting and polishing operations. A product needs to go

In the production process shown below, the drilling operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with, the cutting and polishing operations. A product needs to go through only one of the three assembly operations (the operations are in parallel). Cutting process: 15 minutes/unit Polishing process: 10 minutes/unit Drilling process: 25 minutes/unit Pressing process: 40 minutes/unit Assembly process: 60 minutes/unit (divided into 3 assembly stations - each station is 20 minutes/unit) Capacity and throughput If this company operates 8 hours per day, 20 days per month, the monthly capacity of the manufacturing process is: a.960 units/month b.384 units/month c.160 units/month d.240 units/month

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