Question: PROBLEM 1 ( 4 pts ) : XYZ Machine Inc. is planning for an upgrade project for one of its metal - forming process. The

PROBLEM 1(4 pts): XYZ Machine Inc. is planning for an upgrade project for one of its metal-forming process. The project consists of two parts: i) upgrade of the equipment with better yield (i.e., lower number of defective parts produced) and ii) upgrade the inspection equipment/devices used to sort out the defective parts. For the equipment upgrade part, there are three machine models being considered:
Machine Model A with capital cost of $350,000, with yield of 90%(provided by OEM)
Machine Model B with capital cost of $400,000, with yield of 93%(provided by OEM)
Machine Model C with capital cost of $450,000, with yield of 99%(provided by OEM) For the inspection equipment, there are two models being considered:
a. Inspection machine x with capital cost of $50,000, with accuracy of 95%(sorting 95% of defectives)
b. Inspection machine Y with capital cost of $150,000, with accuracy of 99%(sorting 99% of defectives) The management team has set the total budget for this upgrade project to be $500,000. The target for the Outgoing Quality (percentage of defective parts after the inspection) to be less than 0.0007(0.07%). Based on the budget of $500,000, which Machine model and which inspection machine should be selected to achieve the target of outgoing quality )(0.0007?
 PROBLEM 1(4 pts): XYZ Machine Inc. is planning for an upgrade

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