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If a work center operates for 16 hours daily over 5 days with 4 pieces of equipment and 8 operators, what is the available time for that week?

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The correct answer is: 320 hours

To determine the available time for the work center during that week, you need to consider the operating hours, number of days, equipment, and operators. First, calculate the total hours the work center operates in a day. Since the work center operates for 16 hours daily, and there are 5 days in a week: 16 hours/day * 5 days/week = 80 hours/week. Next, since there are 4 pieces of equipment in operation, you multiply the available weekly hours by the number of equipment: 80 hours/week * 4 pieces of equipment = 320 hours/week. This calculation indicates that the available time for the week, considering the equipment's operational time, is 320 hours. The number of operators does not factor into this specific calculation unless it affects the operational capacity or efficiency directly, which is not stated in the problem. Hence, the calculation leads to the conclusion that the total available time is 320 hours.