Suppose that AlwaysRain Irrigation\'s marketing department will undertake an int

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Suppose that AlwaysRain Irrigation's marketing department will undertake an intense ad campaign for the bronze sprinklers, which are more expensive but also more durable than the plastic ones. Forecast demand for the next four years is Both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. The bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 15,000 sprinklers. The plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 250,000 sprinklers. Three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. What are the capacity implications of the marketing campaign (assume no learning)? (Enter the demand values in thousands. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Explanation Plastic Demand for plastic sprinklers 95 124 146 142 Total of all types Percentage of capacity used 38.00% 49.60% 58.40% 56.80% Demand/250 Machine requirements 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Demand/250(Round to next whole digit) Labor requirements 4 4 4 4 4 labors to each machine Bronze Demand for Bronze sprinklers 17 36 42 49 Total of all types Percentage of capacity used 37.78% 80.00% 93.33% 108.89% Demand/15*3 Machine requirements 2.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 Demand/15 (Round to next whole digit) Labor requirements 4 6 6 8 2 labors to each machine

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