### Question
What does most efficient production rate mean?


### Answer
**Most efficient production rate** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 2431*:

> the maximum rate for each budget year at which the weapon system can be produced with existing or planned plant capacity and tooling, with one shift a day running for eight hours a day and five days a week

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2431*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 144-MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS**

