Question: Capacity Note: Show your detailed calculation steps and round to 2 decimal places MoAng Coffee is a company producing Coffee Beans. Since the demand

Capacity Note: Show your detailed calculation steps and round to 2 decimal

Capacity Note: Show your detailed calculation steps and round to 2 decimal places MoAng Coffee is a company producing Coffee Beans. Since the demand for Coffee Beans is expected to increase in the coming years, the supply chain manager is analyzing the future capacity requirements. The company currently has 2 production machines, each capable of producing 15,000 bags of Coffee Beans per year and they currently have 6 employees available. Three employees are needed to operate each machine. Based on demand forecast given in the below table, the supply chain manager needs to calculate capacity requirement for the next 2 years as follows: 2023 Demand Forecast 25,000 2024 35,000 Capacity Utilization Machine Requirement Labor Requirement 1. Calculate the capacity utilization, machine requirement and labor requirement for 2023 & 2024 (3 marks) 2. Comment on the capacity requirements for 2023 and 2024. (1.5 marks) 3. Do you think that the company needs to increase its capacity (machines and labor) in 2024? If yes, how many additional machines and/or employees are required? (1.5 ma 10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).

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