Problem: The King Company is producing two types of products: A and B. Both products are produced on the same machining operation. The machines operate on two 8-hour shifts, 5 days per week, and 50 weeks per year. The manager wants to maintain a 20 percent capacity cushion. The demand forecast, batch sizes, processing times, and setup times are given in the below table. What is the minimum number of machines needed to meet demand?
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Product A
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Product B
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Demand forecast (units/yr)
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150,000
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180,000
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Batch size (units/batch)
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100
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40
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Processing time (hr/unit)
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0.3
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0.15
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Setup time (hr/batch)
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1
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1.2
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a. 22
b. 19
c. 25
d. 24