A Company Produces Two End Items: Products a and B

question 98

Essay

A company produces two end items: Products A and B. They are concerned about the loading on their Finish Shop and are trying to develop a rough-cut capacity plan. To finish Product A two hours are required and for Product B one hour. Total hours available in the Finish Shop are 100. They have the following weekly production information:
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Week } & & & & & \\\hline \text { End Item } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { A } & 40 & 0 & 40 & 0 & 40 & 0 \\\hline \text { B } & 0 & 30 & 0 & 0 & 30 & 30 \\\hline\end{array}$
a.What is the total hourly load on the Finish Shop in Week 3?
b.In what week is the Finish Shop overloaded?

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