Question: HELP1 this is due today. please this is all the information i was given! The Union Manufacturing Company is producing two types of products: A

HELP1 this is due today. please this is all the information i was given!

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

Table 1

Product A

Demand forecast (units/yr): 1.000

Batch size (units/batch): 20

Processing time (hr/unit): 2.5

Setup time (hr/batch): 20

Product B

Demand forecast (units/yr): 3,000

Batch size (units/batch): 15

Processing time (hr/unit): 4

Setup time (hr/batch): 30

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

1) Using Table 1, what is the total number of hours required of Mark I equipment for the next year?

2) Use the information in Table 1. The company works 250 days per year and operates two shifts, each covering 8 hours (without considering times for lunch and coffee break). If a 15 percent capacity cushion is maintained, how many hours of capacity can the company expect from each of its Mark I machines?

3) Use the information in Table land your answers to 2) (i.e., with 15% capacity cushion considered). How many Mark I machines are required to produce Union Manufacturing's for the year's production?

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