Question: PA 7 - 1 0 ( Static ) Aquatica makes underwater camera housings... Aquatica makes underwater camera housings for divers. The process begins with a

PA 7-10(Static) Aquatica makes underwater camera housings...
Aquatica makes underwater camera housings for divers. The process begins with a solid rectangular block of aluminum that is used to
make a single housing. A Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine drills into the block to make the metal "frame" of the
housing. Each block requires 15 minutes of drilling. The frame is then chemically treated in a series of baths. There is ample capacity in
the treating stage. Finally, a worker must manually attach the various buttons and components to the metal housing. This assembly
takes 120 minutes per housing per worker and Aquatica has 6 workers trained to do this task. The CNC machine requires a 30-minute
setup time before the production of a batch can begin.
a. If the CNC machine produces 14 housings between setups, what would be its capacity (in housings per hour)?
Note: Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
housings per hour
b. Assuming the process is supply constrained, what is the utilization (as a percentage) of the CNC machine if it operates in batches of
14 housings?
 PA 7-10(Static) Aquatica makes underwater camera housings... Aquatica makes underwater camera

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