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A manufacturing firm is able to produce 2,000 pairs of sneakers per hour, at maximum efficiency. There are three eight-hour shifts each day. Due to unavoidable operating interruptions, production averages 1,600 units per hour. The plant actually operates only 27 days per month.
-What is the practical capacity for the month of April?
A)2,000,000 units
B)1,440,000 units
C)1,036,800 units
D)480,000 units

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The practical capacity for the month of April can be calculated as follows:
Practical capacity per day = Production per hour x Hours worked per day
= 1,600 pairs/hour x 8 hours/day 
= 12,800 pairs/day

Practical capacity for the month = Practical capacity per day x Number of days in operation
= 12,800 pairs/day x 27 days 
= 345,600 pairs

Therefore, the practical capacity for the month of April is 345,600 pairs or 1,036,800 units (assuming each pair of sneakers counts as one unit). Option C is the correct answer.

There is only one correct answer to this question which is option C.

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