Problem $3-3($Algo$)$

Electronics Assembly Incorporated is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. The company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. Setup time between the phones is negligible. Electronics Assembly Incorporated operates two $8-$hour shifts for $275$ days per year.

Cell Phone Demand Forecast $($phones per year$)$ Processing Time $($minutes per phone$)$

Mars $21,50019\mathrm{.}7$

Saturn $10,50020\mathrm{.}4$

Neptune $12,00038\mathrm{.}5$

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Calculate total capacity required.

Determine the total operating time available for each assembly line.

Calculate the total number of assembly lines required.