Question: Three products A, B, and Care produced using four types of machines R1, R2, R3, and R4. The firm owns 3 machines of type R4

Three products A, B, and Care produced using four

Three products A, B, and Care produced using four types of machines R1, R2, R3, and R4. The firm owns 3 machines of type R4 and 1 of each other type. One worker is responsible from each machine---a total of 6 workers. The labor costs are $ 15/hr. Workers are available 10 hrs a day for 5 days a week. R1 - 20 min R2 - 10 min R4 - 15 min A, demand = 40/wk price = $90/unit Requirements for A - Raw material: $10/unit, Purchased parts: $20/unit R2-40 min R4 - 30 min R3 - 20 min B, demand = 50/wk price = $100/unit Requirements for B-Raw material: $15/unit, Purchased parts: $15/unit R1 - 30 min R3-25 min R4-20 min C, demand = 80/wk price = $90/unit Requirements for C- Raw material: $5/unit, Purchased parts: $10/unit How many minutes of additional labor are needed eliminate the bottleneck resource? 0 200 0 500 0 700

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