The following information relates to Lancashire Manufacturing: To produce a unit of product:

Mixing department	3 minutes per unit
Molding department	5 minutes per unit
Casting department	7 minutes per unit
Finishing department	4 minutes per unit

There is a wait time of 8 minutes before the mixing department begins a batch, 5 minutes between the mixing and molding departments, a move and pre-wait between molding and casting of 10 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the casting and finishing departments of 12 minutes. What is the production rate?

a.19.0 units per hour

b.7.0 units per hour

c.8.6 units per hour

d.21.0 units per hour

The following information relates to Cranmore Manufacturing: To produce a unit of product:

Cutting department	5 minutes per unit
Welding department	8 minutes per unit
Polishing department	3 minutes per unit
Finishing department	4 minutes per unit

There is a wait time of 5 minutes before the cutting department begins a batch, 15 minutes between the cutting and welding departments, a move and pre-wait between welding and polishing of 12 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the polishing and finishing departments of 8 minutes. What is the production rate?

a.20.0 units per hour

b.15.0 units per hour

c.7.5 units per hour

d.12.0 units per hour