19. Lan Xu Company has three products; X, Y and Z. Three machines are used to produce the products. The contribution margins, sales demands, and time on each machine (in minutes) are as follows: Demand: B, 80; C, 60 A, 100; A, P30; CM: B, P20 C, P30 Time on M1: Time on M2: Time on M3: A, 5 mins; A, 7.5 mins; A, 6 mins; B, 5 mins; B, 2.5 mins; B, 4 mins; C. Machine 3 d. No bottleneck operation C, 2.5 mins C, 5 mins C, 2.5 mins Assuming that there are 20 hours available in each machine, which machine is the bottleneck? a. Machine 1 b. Machine 2

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19. Lan Xu Company has three products; X, Y and Z. Three machines are used to produce the products. The
contribution margins, sales demands, and time on each machine (in minutes) are as follows:
Demand:
B, 80;
C, 60
A, 100;
A, P30;
CM:
B, P20
C, P30
Time on M1:
Time on M2:
Time on M3:
A, 5 mins;
A, 7.5 mins;
A, 6 mins;
B, 5 mins;
B, 2.5 mins;
B, 4 mins;
C. Machine 3
d. No bottleneck operation
C, 2.5 mins
C, 5 mins
C, 2.5 mins
Assuming that there are 20 hours available in each machine, which machine is the bottleneck?
a. Machine 1
b. Machine 2
Transcribed Image Text:19. Lan Xu Company has three products; X, Y and Z. Three machines are used to produce the products. The contribution margins, sales demands, and time on each machine (in minutes) are as follows: Demand: B, 80; C, 60 A, 100; A, P30; CM: B, P20 C, P30 Time on M1: Time on M2: Time on M3: A, 5 mins; A, 7.5 mins; A, 6 mins; B, 5 mins; B, 2.5 mins; B, 4 mins; C. Machine 3 d. No bottleneck operation C, 2.5 mins C, 5 mins C, 2.5 mins Assuming that there are 20 hours available in each machine, which machine is the bottleneck? a. Machine 1 b. Machine 2
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