a. Which station is the bottleneck?

b. Using the traditional method, which bases decision soley on a product's contribution to profits and overbead, what is the optimal product mix and what it the overall profitability?

c. Using the bottleneck-based method, what is the optimal product mix and what is the overall profitability?

More Info Alpha $10 Step 1 Station 1 (10 min) Raw materials Step 2 Station 2 (5 min) Step 3 Station 3 (15 min) Step 4 Station 4 (10 min) Q Product Alpha Price: $65/unit Demand: 200 units/month Bravo $10 Step 1 Station 2 (20 min) Step 2 Station 3 (10 min Product Bravo Price: $80/unit Demand: 225 units/month Raw materials Step 2 Station 2 (15 min) Step 3 Station 3 (5 min) Step 4 Station 4 (20 min) Product: Charlie Price: $90/unit Demand: 175 units/month Charlie S8 Step 1 Station 1 (5 min) Raw materials Delta S5 Step 1 Station 1 (20 min) Raw materials Step 2 Station 2 (5 min) Step 3 Station 3 (10 min) Step 4 Station 4 (10 min) Product Delta Price: $95/unit Demand: 275 units/month Print Done Score: 0 of 5 pts 6 of 8 (7 complete) HW Score: 66.67%, 10 of 15 pts Problem 11 Question Help Cooper River Glass Works (CRGW) produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the flowchart. The operations manager knows that total monthly demand exceeds the capacity available for production. Thus, she is interested in determining the product mix which will maximize profits. Each model's price, routing, processing times, and material cost is provided in the flowchart. Demand next month is estimated to be 200 units of model Alpha 225 units of model Bravo 175 units of model Charlie, and 275 units of model Delta CRGW operates only one 8 hours shift per day and is scheduled to work 20 days next month (no overtime). Further, each station requires a 10% capacity cushion. Click the icon to view the Cooper River Glass Works Flowchart a. Which station is the bottleneck? The bottleneck is with a total load of minutes for the next month (Enter your response as a whole number) Station 2 Station 1 Station 3 Station 4