Cardinal Corp. operates two eight-hour shifts per day, five days per week. Expected downtime for breaks, maintenance and set-ups is 1.0 hour per shift. Cardinal Corp. is closed 18 days per year for vacations and holidays.

How many production days per year does Cardinal Corp. operate?

A.

347 days

B.

365 days

C.

295 days

D.

243 days

Toliara operates two-eight hour shifts per day. Downtime for lunches, breaks and equipment set-ups equals a total of 1.50 hours for the 24 hour operating day. Annual customer demand is 69,310 units and Toliara operates 239 days per year.

Toliaras production process uses eight work cells to complete the production process. Each work cell requires 3 minutes to complete the production work per cell. What is the cycle time in seconds?

A.

480

B.

1,440

C.

240

D.

3,600