A tortilla chip workstation produces 1,000 chips in 20 seconds. Its process time is
A) .02 seconds per chip.
B) 50 chips per second.
C) 20 seconds.
D) 6000 chips per minute.
E) 60 chips per minute.

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Process time is defined as the time it takes to produce one item. In this case, the workstation takes 20 seconds to produce 1,000 chips. Therefore, the process time for one chip is 20/1000=0.02 seconds per chip (option A). Option B divides the number of chips produced by the time it took to produce all of them, resulting in an incorrect answer. Option C is simply the time it took to produce the chips, not the process time. Option D calculates the chips per minute instead of chips per second, resulting in an incorrect answer. Option E calculates the chips per minute instead of chips per second, resulting in an incorrect answer.

A Tortilla Chip Workstation Produces 1,000 Chips in 20 Seconds