Baynham Valves needs to produce cast 90,400 bronze valves annually on an assembly line. Currently workers work 168 hours per month and produce 0.4 values per labour hour. How many workers does Baynham Valves have to hire (round to the nearest whole number)?
A) 112
B) 125
C) 98
D) 144
E) 176

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Baynham Valves needs to produce 90,400 valves annually, which is 90,400 / 12 = 7,533.33 valves per month. At a production rate of 0.4 valves per labor hour, they need 7,533.33 / 0.4 = 18,833.33 labor hours per month. With workers working 168 hours per month, they need 18,833.33 / 168 = 112.06 workers. Rounding to the nearest whole number, they need to hire 112 workers.

Baynham Valves Needs to Produce Cast 90,400 Bronze Valves Annually