You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 100 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 72,000. How many tons of the wool can be stowed in the compartment, assuming 10% broken stowage?

Correct Answer: Option D — 648

Net compartment cubic is 72,000 multiplied by 0.90 for 10% broken stowage, yielding 64,800 cubic feet available. Dividing by the stowage factor of 100 cubic feet per ton determines a maximum cargo capacity of 648 tons.