Question: A donut store is open 8 hours a day and sells blueberry cake donut. On average, the demand is 160 donuts per day. The store

A donut store is open 8 hours a day and sells blueberry cake donut. On average, the demand is 160 donuts per day. The store has only one machine, and once it starts, it produces one donut every 2 minutes. The setup time is 20 minutes. Assume the same batch size all the time

(a) If the batch size is 10 donuts per batch, what is the capacity per day?

(b) What is the minimum batch size to satisfy the demand?

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