​Knott's Industries manufactures standard and super premium backyard swing sets. Currently it has four identical​ swing-set-making machines, which are operated 300 days per year and 8 hours each day. A capacity cushion of 20 percent is desired. The following information is also​ known:                                                                                                                                  LOADING...   Standard Model Super Premium Model Annual Demand ​20,000 ​10,000 Standard Processing Time 7 min 17 min Average Lot Size 45 25 Standard Setup Time per Lot 30 min 45 min a. Does​ Knott's have sufficient capacity to meet annual​ demand?   ​Knott's does not   have sufficient capacity to meet annual demand because nothing machines are needed. ​(Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.​)

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​Knott's Industries manufactures standard and super premium backyard swing sets. Currently it has four identical​ swing-set-making machines, which are operated
300
days per year and 8 hours each day. A capacity cushion of
20
percent is desired. The following information is also​ known:
                                                                                                                             
  
LOADING...
 
Standard Model
Super Premium Model
Annual Demand
​20,000
​10,000
Standard Processing Time
7
min
17
min
Average Lot Size
45
25
Standard Setup Time per Lot
30 min
45 min
a. Does​ Knott's have sufficient capacity to meet annual​ demand?
 
​Knott's
does not
 
have sufficient capacity to meet annual demand because
nothing
machines are needed.
​(Enter
your response rounded up to the next whole
number.​)
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