Question

This year, Druehl, Inc., will produce 57,600 hot water heaters at its plant in Delaware, in order to meet expected global demand. To accomplish this, each laborer at the plant will work 160 hours per month. If the labor productivity at the plant is 0.15 hot water heaters per labor-hour, how many laborers are employed at the plant?

Answer 1

2400 laborers

Explanation:

Let N be the amount of laborers employed at the plant. The amount of heaters produced by all workers in an hour is:

heaters = 0.15heaters/hour * N

In a month the total amunt of heaters will be:

heaters = 0.15 * N * 160

Since this has to be 57600 to meet the expected demand:

57600 = 0.15 * N * 160 Solving for N we get:

N = 57600 / (0.15 * 160) = 2400 laborers