An order for 100 of a product is processed on work center 123. The setup time is 60 minutes and the run time is 5 minutes per piece. If the order is run on two machines in the work center, and the setups are made simultaneously, the elapsed time will be:
A) 560 minutes
B) 500 minutes
C) 250 minutes
D) 310 minutes

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The setup time is 60 minutes, but since setups are made simultaneously on both machines, it remains 60 minutes in total. The run time is 5 minutes per piece, so for 100 pieces, it's 500 minutes. However, since the order is run on two machines, the run time is halved to 250 minutes. Adding the setup time (60 minutes) to the halved run time (250 minutes) gives a total elapsed time of 310 minutes.

An Order for 100 of a Product Is Processed on Work