Question: Requirement 1: Fill in all the boxes Requirement 2: Select Yes or No AlwaysRain Irrigation, Inc., would like to determine capacity requirements for the next

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AlwaysRain Irrigation, Inc., would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. Currently two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. Three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. Suppose that AlwaysRain Irrigation's marketing department will undertake an intense ad campaign for the bronze sprinklers, which are more expensive but also more durable than the plastic ones. Forecast demand for the next four years is Yearly Demand 1 (in OOos) 2 (in 000s) 3 (in 000s) 4 (in 000s) Plastic 90 26 38 48 61 Plastic 180 13 19 22 27 Plastic 360 48 52 62 67 Bronze 90 19 29 34 39 Bronze 180 22 20 18 30 Bronze 26 33 21 360 88899@g ! 29 Both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. The bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 8,000 sprinklers. The plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 229,000 sprinklers. Three bronze Both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. The bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 8,000 sprinklers. The plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 229,000 sprinklers. Three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. Requirement 1: What are the capacity implications of the marketing campaign (assume no learning)? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Plastic Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Demand for plastic sprinklers Percentage of capacity 1% used Machine requirements Labor requirements Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Bronze Demand for bronze sprinklers Percentage of capacity used D % Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Plastic Demand for plastic sprinklers Percentage of capacity used Machine requirements Labor requirements 1% 1% Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Bronze Demand for bronze sprinklers Percentage of capacity used Machine requirements Labor requirements 1% 7% Requirement 2: In anticipation of the ad campaign, AlwaysRain bought an additional bronze machine. Will this be enough to ensure that enough capacity is available? (Click to select)

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