<p>Despite that the new machinery is priced within our budget, it does not have the <strong>capacity</strong> to manufacture more than 200 products in a day.</p><div><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">The sentence states that the new machinery is priced within the budget, indicating that it is affordable. However, it also mentions that the machinery cannot manufacture more than 200 products in a day. This indicates that the machinery lacks the ability or capability to produce more than 200 products in a day.
The correct word to fill in the blank is "capacity," which means the ability or capability to do something. The other options do not fit the context of the sentence. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.008px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">(A) "Stock" refers to the goods or items that are available for sale or use, which does not relate to the machinery's ability to manufacture products. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">(C) "Affordability" refers to the ability to be purchased or paid for, which is already stated in the sentence. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">(D) "Provision" refers to the act of providing or supplying something, which does not relate to the machinery's ability to manufacture products.</span><br></div>