Question: Trojan Gadgets ( TG ) makes two products basic and funky. Molding Workshop A processes basic items only; there is 1 worker in Molding Workshop

Trojan Gadgets (TG) makes two productsbasic and funky. Molding Workshop A processes basic items only; there is 1 worker in Molding Workshop A, and the worker can process a basic item in 3 minutes. Molding Workshop B processes funky items only; there are 2 workers in Molding Workshop B, and each worker can process a funky item in 5 minutes. Assembly Workshop C has 3 workers and assembles basic items only; it takes 4 minutes for a worker to assemble a basic item. Assembly Workshop D has 4 workers and assembles funky items only; it takes 6 minutes for a worker to assemble a funky item. In the Packing Workshop, there is one packing machine that can pack an item in 1 minute, regardless of the type of the product. The demand is 20 pairs of basic items and funky items every hour (that is,20 items/hour for basic items and 20 items/hour for funky items, the demand ratio is 1:1).
a) What are the capacities (in items per hour) and implied utilization of each workshop?
b) Which workstation is the bottleneck? What is the capacity of Trojan Gadgets in items per hour?

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