A line balancing solution has been developed for the assembly line for fertilizer spreaders at Green Grass, Inc. The desired output rate of 30 spreaders per hour will be achieved. The sum of times for all tasks performed on the line is 1200 seconds for each spreader assembled. This is the total productive time. Which of the following statements must be TRUE?
A) If the solution calls for 11 stations, the efficiency is 80%.
B) The "theoretical minimum" number of stations is 10.
C) If solution calls for 12 stations, the efficiency is 80%.
D) The cycle time is 30 seconds per spreader.

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The theoretical minimum number of stations is calculated by dividing the total task time by the cycle time. The cycle time is 120 seconds (3600 seconds per hour divided by 30 spreaders per hour), so the theoretical minimum number of stations is 1200 / 120 = 10.

A Line Balancing Solution Has Been Developed for the Assembly