An order for 100 units of Product A has been placed. There are currently 60 units of Product A on hand. Each A requires 4 units of Part B. There are 20 units of B available. What are the net requirements for B?
A) 20
B) 160
C) 180
D) 380
E) 140

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To fulfill the order for 100 units of Product A, 400 units of Part B are needed (100 units of A * 4 units of B per A). With 20 units of B on hand, the net requirement is 400 - 20 = 380 units of B. However, since there are only 60 units of A on hand and the order is for 100 units, the calculation should consider the additional units of A needed to meet the order. The calculation provided initially was incorrect in the explanation phase. The correct calculation for the net requirements of B, considering the units of A on hand and the correction, should focus on the additional units of A needed beyond the 60 units on hand, which is 40 units of A (100 - 60). Therefore, for these 40 additional units of A, 160 units of B are needed (40 units of A * 4 units of B per A). Since there are 20 units of B available, the net requirement for additional B units to meet the order is indeed 160 - 20 = 140 units of B, making the correct answer E) 140.

An Order for 100 Units of Product a Has Been