• Joe. makes World-Class Widgets using a relatively simple process (see flow chart below) with the following parameters. Their factory works from 8 AM to 5 PM with a 30 minute lunch from 12:00 to 12:30.

  Step 1:Steel Cutting

• Metal Cutting is performed by an automated cutter which takes one person to operate. The operator loads coils of rolled steel into the cutter, which takes 12 minutes. After the coil is loaded, the cutting machine makes a cut every second. Each coil of steel makes exactly 5,000 blanks; one blank is required for each widget.
• Steel Cutting is performed by an automated cutter which takes one person to operate. The operator loads coils of rolled steel into the cutter, which takes 12 minutes. After the coil is loaded, the cutting machine makes a cut every second. Each coil of steel makes exactly 5,000 blanks; one blank is required for each widget.

A) Calculate the processing rate (capacity) of this process in units/day