Final answer:
Without information on the production rate at Jefferson Manufacturing, it is not possible to conclusively determine whether a 40-hour work week can meet the demand of 62 parts per week.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks whether Jefferson Manufacturing, which operates a 40-hour work week, can meet a demand of 62 parts per week. To answer this, we need information on the production rate of Jefferson Manufacturing. Since no specific rate is provided for Jefferson Manufacturing, we can refer to the given example of productivity. It presents a hypothetical situation where 40 workers produce 10,000 shoes or 40,000 refrigerators in the United States, indicating that each worker can make 250 shoes or 1,000 refrigerators per week.
Assuming that Jefferson Manufacturing requires a similar time frame to produce 62 parts, we would need the number of workers dedicated to producing these parts and the production rate per worker per week. If one worker can produce enough parts in a 40-hour week, then the cell can indeed meet the demand. However, without these details, we cannot definitively answer the student's question.