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Question 5.2: A department works one 8-hour shift, 250 days a year, and ha...

A department works one 8-hour shift, 250 days a year, and has these figures for usage of a machine that is curently being considered:

Product Annual   Demand Standard Processing   Time per Unit (hr) Processing Time   Needed (hr)
1 400 5·0 2,000
2 300 8·0 2,400
3 700 2·0 \underline{1,400}
5,800
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