Hi alltimeacheiver!

It might not seem like it, but problem is in some ways a units conversion or proportions problem. To find the number of total workers needed for 1 hour we need to evaluate manager and assembly line workers separately.

First, the managers are the "easy" part. We need 12 of them each hour, regardless of the output.

But the line workers are conditional on the number of units produced. If it takes 1 worker for every 25 units, we need to figure out how many workers are needed for 50N units. We could simply assign a value for N and then plug it into the answer choices, BUT let's try to use theory here. We can set up equal proportions:



Therefore we will need 2N line workers for the job. The total number of employees needed is therefore:

B. 12 + 2N


Whit