Hoosier Manufacturing operates a production shop that is designed to have the lowest unit production cost at an output rate of 160 units per hour. In the month of July, the company operated the production line for a total of 295 hours and produced 34,900 units of output. What was its capacity utilization rate for the month

The Capacity utilization rate is 73.94 units per hour for the month.

Explanation:

Provided data,

Output rate = 160 units per hour

In the month of July,

Total production hour = 295 hours.

Total units = 34900 units.

Ideal output units in the month of July = output rate * total production hour

= 160 * 295

= 47200 units.

Capacity utilization rate of production shop is given by,

Utilization rate = (output unit in July : idea output) * 100

= (34900 : 47200) * 100

= 0.7394 * 100

= 73.94 units per hour

So, the Capacity utilization rate is 73.94 units per hour for the month.