Business, 14.04.2020 23:33 audreymarie2940

The Union Manufacturing Company is producing two types of products: A and B. The demand forecasts, batch size, and time standards follow:

Product A Product B
Demand forecast (units/yr) 1,000 4,000
Batch size (units/batch) 20 10
Processing time (hr/unit) 3.2 4.5
Setup time (hr/batch) 10 20

Both products are produced on the same machine, called Mark I.

Required:
a. What is the total number of hours required of Mark I equipment for the next year?
b. The company works 250 days per year and operates two shifts, each covering 8 hours. If a 15 percent capacity cushion is maintained, how many hours of capacity can the company expect from each of its Mark I machines?
c. How many Mark I machines are required to produce Union Manufacturing's for the year's production?

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