
Answer:
3.4%
Explanation:
The computation of the  Purple Swift’s paint capacity cushion is shown below:
Time to paint 10 birdhouses (45 × 10 ÷ 60) 7.5 hours
Changeover time  1 hours
Total Operations time per lot (7.5 + 1) 8.5 hours
Hours available per year (8 × 220)  1760 Â
Capacity (number of lots each year) (1760 ÷ 8.5) 207.06 Â
Capacity (number of birdhouses each year) =207.06*10 2070.6 Â
Actual Production given 2000 Â
Utilization (2000 ÷ 2070.6) 96.6% Â
Capacity cushion = 100% - Utilization
= 100% - 96.6%
= 3.4%