Question

A fast food restaurant processes on average 5000 pounds of hamburger per week. The observed inventory level of raw meat, over a long period of time, averages 2500 pounds. What is the average time spent by a pound of meat in production (in weeks)

Answer 1

0.5 week

Explanation:

The time spent by a pound of meat in this system is given by the average number of pounds of meat on inventory (2500 pounds) divided by the average weekly meat consumption (5000 pounds per week).

The time, in weeks, is:

`t=(2500\ pounds)/(5000\ pounds/week) \\t= 0.5\ week`

The average time spent by a pound of meat in production is 0.5 week.