Ashley is trying to decide which deep fryers to purchase for her restaurant. There are 3...

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Ashley is trying to decide which deep fryers to purchase for her restaurant. There are 3 menu items that needs to be produced using deep fryers: (1) French fries, (2) deep fried breaded shrimp, and (3) deep fried breaded chicken nuggets. The number of portions required for each item during peak hours are listed in the table below: < Equipment How many Food items produced using the equipment Cooking time (minutes) Number of portions required during peak portions can hours (Tuesday Lunch, 2 you cook at the same time? hours) Deep Fryers French fries 6 88¹ About 3 ounces Depending on the capacity of the fryer (before frying) per portion Deep fried breaded 44 28 shrimp Depending on the capacity of the fryer About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion Deep fried breaded 48 Depending on the capacity of chicken nuggets the fryer About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion 4 2) Ashley is considering the following 2 fryers for her restaurant. Does each of the two fryers have enough capacity to meet the production needs of her restaurant? (15 Points) < Model A: APW Wyott APW-F15C NAT Natural Gas 15 lb. Countertop Fryer - 40,000 BTU o Capacity: 15 lb O Price: $1207.80 each ( Model B: APW Wyott APW-F25C NAT Natural Gas 25 lb. Countertop Fryer - 60,000 BTU o Capacity: 25 lb O Price: $1496.55 each AFYL Ashley is trying to decide which deep fryers to purchase for her restaurant. There are 3 menu items that needs to be produced using deep fryers: (1) French fries, (2) deep fried breaded shrimp, and (3) deep fried breaded chicken nuggets. The number of portions required for each item during peak hours are listed in the table below: < Equipment How many Food items produced using the equipment Cooking time (minutes) Number of portions required during peak portions can hours (Tuesday Lunch, 2 you cook at the same time? hours) Deep Fryers French fries 6 88¹ About 3 ounces Depending on the capacity of the fryer (before frying) per portion Deep fried breaded 44 28 shrimp Depending on the capacity of the fryer About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion Deep fried breaded 48 Depending on the capacity of chicken nuggets the fryer About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion 4 2) Ashley is considering the following 2 fryers for her restaurant. Does each of the two fryers have enough capacity to meet the production needs of her restaurant? (15 Points) < Model A: APW Wyott APW-F15C NAT Natural Gas 15 lb. Countertop Fryer - 40,000 BTU o Capacity: 15 lb O Price: $1207.80 each ( Model B: APW Wyott APW-F25C NAT Natural Gas 25 lb. Countertop Fryer - 60,000 BTU o Capacity: 25 lb O Price: $1496.55 each AFYL

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