Assume that Lynndorf Corporation will produce 1,800 units in the month of September.How many employees will be required for the Assembly Department? (Fractional employees are acceptable since employees can be hired on a part-time basis.Assume a 40-hour week and a 4-week month.)

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The question does not provide the production capacity of a single employee or the time required to assemble one unit. Therefore, we cannot determine the exact number of employees required. However, we can estimate the number of employees needed based on the assumption that each employee can produce an equal number of units. 
Total production needed = 1,800 units 
Total man hours available = (40 hours/week) x (4 weeks/month) = 160 hours 
Let X be the number of employees required. 
Therefore, (X employees) x (160 hours/employee) = Total man hours required 
We can then set up the equation: 
X × 160 = 1,800 
X = 1,800/160 = 11.25
Since fractional employees are acceptable and we cannot hire 0.25 of an employee, we can round up to the nearest whole number or hire one additional part-time employee. Therefore, the number of employees required for the Assembly Department would be 12 or 3.75 full-time employees.

Assume That Lynndorf Corporation Will Produce 1,800 Units in the Month