Question

AlwaysRain Irrigation, Inc., would like to determine capacity requirements for the next

Answer 1

Answer:

For plastic

Year 1   97,000 units per year and 2 operators

Year 2  115,000 units per year and 3 operators

Year 3  136000 units per year and 3 operators

Year 4  141000 units per year and 3 operators

For bronze

Year 1 21000 units per year, 2 machines and 4 operators in total

Year 2  24000 units per year, 2 machines and 4 operators in total

Year 3 29000 units per year, 3 machines, 5 operators in total

Year 4 34000 units per year, 3 machines, 6 operators in total

Explanation:

for plastic,

since there is only one machine that is operated by 4 operators,

Units per operator= Machine speed/number of operator

                             = 200,000/4

                             = 50,000 units per operator

so for year 1, for 97,000 units 2 operators will be enough and for year 2, year 3 and year 4, 3 operators will be enough

for Bronze

since there are 3 machines and total number of 6 operators,

Units per operator= sum of speed of all machines/total number of operator

                            =  36000/6

                           =  6,000 units per operator

so for year 1 for 21,000 units per year, 4 operators will be required (6000×4) with 2 machines

 for year 2 for 24000 units per year, 4 operators will be requried with 2 machines

for year 3 for 29,000 units per year, 3 machines will be required with 5 operators to meet the demand

for year 4 for 34,000 units, 3 machines will be requried with 6 operators