Charles Lackey operates a bakery in Idaho? Falls, Idaho. Because of its excellent product and excellent? location, demand has increased by 45?% in the last year. On far too many? occasions, customers have not been able to purchase the bread of their choice. Because of the size of the? store, no new ovens can be added. At a staff? meeting, one employee suggested ways to load the ovens differently so that more loaves of bread can be baked at one time. This new process will require that the ovens be loaded by? hand, requiring additional manpower. This is the only thing to be changed.? (Productivity remains the? same.) ?(Hint: Each worker works 160 hours per? month.)
If the bakery currently makes 1,500 loaves per month with a labor productivity of 2.344 loaves per labor? hour, then Lackey will need to add _______ ?worker(s) to meet the increased demand. ?(recall that each worker works 160 hours per month and round your response up to the next whole? number).