How many trucks are theoretically required to obtain


A hydraulic shovel will be used to excavate sandy clay and load it into 20 bcy dump trucks. The shovels production at 90% efficiency is estimated to be 325 bcy/hr., and job efficiency is .8. Truck travel time is estimated to be 15 min, and truck fixed cycle time (excluding loading) is estimated to be 2 min. How many trucks are theoretically required to obtain maximum production?

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