A 22-station in-line transfer machine has an ideal cycle time of 0.35 min. Station breakdowns occur with

Question:

A 22-station in-line transfer machine has an ideal cycle time of 0.35 min. Station breakdowns occur with a probability of 0.01. Assume that station breakdowns are the only reason for line stops. Average downtime = 8.0 min per line stop. Determine
(a) Ideal production rate,
(b) Frequency of line stops,
(c) Average actual production rate, and
(d) Line efficiency.