Question

The Colonial House Furniture Company manufactures four-drawer oak filing cabinets in six stages. In the first stage, the boards forming the walls of the cabinet are cut; in the second stage, the front drawer panels are woodworked; in the third stage, the boards are sanded and finished; in the fourth stage, the boards are cleaned, stained, and painted with a clear finish; in the fifth stage, the hardware for pulls, runners, and fittings is installed; and in the final stage, the cabinets are assembled. Inspection occurs at each stage of the process, and the average percentages of good-quality units are as follows.

Average Percentage Stage Good Quality

1 80%

2 96%

3 87%

4 69%

5 72%

6 83%

The cabinets are produced in weekly production runs with a product input for 228 units. What is the weekly product yield of good-quality cabinets? Roundup your answer to the nearest integer value, the tolerance is +/-1.

Product yield = ________cabinets

Answer 1