Question

Calculate Flow/hour: volume=49021, shift is 8 hours with a 7 min stand up, two 15 min breaks, and a 15 min stow down

a) 6140
b) 6240
c) 6340
d) 6440

Answer 1

To calculate the flow per hour, subtract the total time for breaks and stow down from the shift time. Divide the volume by the work time in hours to get the flow per hour. The closest option is 6140 (a).

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the flow per hour, we need to subtract the total time for breaks and stow down from the shift time. The shift time is 8 hours, the stand-up time is 7 minutes, and each break is 15 minutes. So, the total time for breaks and stow down is 7 minutes (stand-up) + 2 breaks x 15 minutes (each break) + 15 minutes (stow down) = 52 minutes.

Now, we need to calculate the actual work time. The work time is the shift time of 8 hours minus the time for breaks and stow down, which is 8 hours - 52 minutes = 7 hours and 8 minutes.

To calculate the flow per hour, we divide the volume by the work time in hours: flow per hour = volume / work time in hours = 49021 / 7.133 ≈ 6866.61.

Since the flow per hour is approximately 6866.61, the closest option is 6140 (a).