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Cycle Safety company is able to produce 1000 safety helmets per hour,at maximum efficiency.There are three eight-hour shifts each day.Due to unavoidable operating interruptions,production averages 850 units per hour.The plant actually operates only 27 days per month.
-What is the practical capacity for the month of April?
A)720 000 units
B)1 000 000 units
C)550 800 units
D)240 000 units

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Practical capacity = (average production rate per hour) x (number of operating hours per day) x (number of operating days in a month)
= 850 x 8 x 27 
= 183,600 units per month
Therefore, the practical capacity for the month of April is 183,600 units. Option C is the closest answer to this capacity. None of the other options match this capacity.

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