Fun Vehicles, Inc. makes beach buggies on an assembly line. The total productive time to make one buggy is 300 seconds. The current line has a 90-second cycle time and consists of four workstations. The balance delay of this line must be:
A) 0%.
B) greater than 0% but less than 6%.
C) greater than 6% but less than 12%.
D) greater than 12% but less than 18%.

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The balance delay is calculated as (Idle time per cycle / (Number of workstations * Cycle time)) * 100. Here, idle time per cycle is (4 * 90) - 300 = 60 seconds. So, balance delay = (60 / (4 * 90)) * 100 = 16.67%, which is greater than 12% but less than 18%.