An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations. The sum of all task times is 104 minutes. The largest assigned cycle time is 4 minutes. What is the efficiency of this line?
A) 8 percent
B) 21 percent
C) 82 percent
D) 100 percent
E) 81 percent

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Efficiency is calculated as the sum of task times divided by the product of the number of workstations and the largest assigned cycle time. Here, efficiency = (104 minutes) / (32 workstations * 4 minutes) = 104 / 128 = 0.8125 or 81.25%, which rounds to 81 percent.

An Assembly Line Consists of 158 Tasks Grouped into 32