Eastern Omaha Neurology Center is converting its filing system from alphabetic t

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Eastern Omaha Neurology Center is converting its filing system from alphabetic to terminal digit. There are 15 office staff members. The practice manager has given instructions that the work can begin on Friday afternoon as the last patient leaves, which is typically 2:00 pm. The project must be completed by 8:00 pm Sunday night. The HIM coordinator has been collecting information for you to use in the planning process. There are 4474 medical records. It take 3.5 minutes per chart to convert from alphabetic to terminal digit.

Question: Can everything be done by working the day shift, or will you need an evening and/or night shift to get the job completed on time?

Explanation / Answer

The total amount of time to convert all records from alphabetic to terminal digit :

4474 x 3.5 minutes = 15,659 min = 260.983 hours

Since there are 15 members, time per member = 260.983/15 = 17.39 hours

We have time from 2pm on Friday till 8pm on Sunday.

Assuming a day shift (not given in the question) is from 8am to 4pm :

Then Friday : 2-4pm = 2 hours +

Saturday : 8am-4pm = 8 hours +

Sunday : 8am-4pm = 8 hours = 18 hours.

Thus, on the basis of this assumption, everything can be done by working the day shift.

Note: Answer may change if the definition of timings of a day shift changes.

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