Table 6.2 High Tech,Inc.is Producing Two Types of Products: a and B.Both

question 29

Multiple Choice

Table 6.2
High Tech,Inc.is producing two types of products: A and B.Both are produced at the same sawing operation.Because of demand uncertainties,the operations manager obtained three demand forecasts (pessimistic,expected,and optimistic) .The demand forecasts,batch sizes (units/batch) ,processing times (hr/unit) ,and setup times (hr/batch) follow. The sawing machines operate on two 8-hour shifts,5 days per week,and 50 weeks per year.The manager wants to maintain a 10 percent capacity cushion.
-Using the information from Table 6.2,what is the minimum number of machines needed (assuming no reliance on short-term options) ?

• A)fewer than or equal to 22
• B)more than 22 but fewer than or equal to 25
• C)more than 25 but fewer than or equal to 28
• D)more than 28