The Pullman Mfg$.,$ Inc. three$-$station work cell illustrated in the figure below has two machines at station $1$ in parallel. $($The product

needs to go through only one of the two machines before proceeding to station $2.)$

The manager, Seimone Hartley, has asked you to evaluate the system if she adds a parallel machine at station $3.$

a$)$ The throughput time of the new work cell is

minutes $($enter your response as a whole number$).$

The Pullman Mfg$.,$ Inc. three$-$station work cell illustrated in the figure below has two machines at station $1$ in parallel. $($The

needs to go through only one of the two machines before proceeding to station $2.)$

The manager, Seimone Hartley, has asked you to evaluate the system if she adds a parallel machine at station $3.$

a$)$ The throughput time of the new work cell is minutes $($enter your response as a whole number$).$

Cortez Manufacturing intends to increase capacity by overcoming a bottleneck operation by adding new equipment. Two vendors

have presented proposals. The fixed costs are $$50,000$ for proposal A and $$80,000$ for proposal B$.$ The variable cost is $$12\mathrm{.}00$ for $A$

and $$11\mathrm{.}00$ for B$.$ The revenue generated by each unit is $$24\mathrm{.}00.$

a$)$ The break$-$even point in units for the proposal by Vendor $A=$

units $($round your response to the nearest whole number$).$