Week 7 Homework Problem 2 A manufacturer of printed circuit boards has a design

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Week 7 Homework

Problem 2

A manufacturer of printed circuit boards has a design capacity of 1000 boards per day.

The effective capacity, however, is 700 boards per day.

Recently, the production facility has been producing 950 boards per day. Compute the design and effective capacity

utilization measures. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place, the tolerance is +/-0.1.)

Utilization Effective = __________ % Utilization Design = __________ %

Problem 4

The town barber shop can accommodate 35 customers per day.

The manager has determined that if two additional barbers are hired, the shop can accommodate 80 customers per day.

What are the design and effective capacities for the barber shop?

Effective capacity = __________ customers/day Design capacity = __________ customers/day

Problem 6

The design and effective capacities for a local emergency facility are 300 and 260 patients per day, respectively.

Currently the emergency room processes 250 patients per day. Compute the design and effective capacity utilization measures.

(Round your answers to 1 decimal place, the tolerance is +/-0.1.)

Utilization Effective = __________ %, Utilization Design = __________ %

What do the design and effective capacity utilization measures tell you?

The utilization rates show that the facility%u2019s current output is __________ its design and effective capacities.

Answer options: Below or Above

Milton

Effective capacity = 35/80 (100 =)43.75

Utilization Design = 80

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