Question: Solve the Capacity Utilization Problem A company makes two models of lawn mowers. A push mower and a riding mower. The company has 4 assembly

Solve the Capacity Utilization Problem

A company makes two models of lawn mowers. A push mower and a riding mower. The company has 4 assembly lines for the push mowers and 3 assembly lines for the riding mowers. The assembly lines for the push mower can produce 145,000 each with 6 workers per line. The assembly lines for the riding mowers can produce 250,000 each with 4 workers per line.

PUSH MOWERS Year 1 Year 2
Demand 400,000 500,000
Capacity Used 69.0% 86.2%
Machine Required 2.76 3.45
Workers Required 16.55 20.69

RIDING MOWERS Year 1 Year 2
Demand 300,000 250,000
Capacity Used 40.0% 33.3%
Machine Required 1.2 1.0
Workers Required 4.8 4.0

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