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The Northern Manufacturing Company Is Producing Products a and B

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The Northern Manufacturing Company is producing products A and B, using the same machine called MASAC27A. Demand forecasts for next year and other production- related information are provided in the following table.
 Product A Product B  Demand forecast (units/yr)  4,00012,000 Batch size (units/batch)  80150 Standard processing time (hr/unit)  252 Standard setup time (hr/batch 1624\begin{array} { l | c | r } & \text { Product } A & \text { Product B } \\\hline \text { Demand forecast (units/yr) } & 4,000 & 12,000 \\\text { Batch size (units/batch) } & 80 & 150 \\\text { Standard processing time (hr/unit) } & 25 & 2 \\\text { Standard setup time (hr/batch } & 16 & 24\end{array}
The company works 250 days per year and operates 2 shifts each day, each shift covering 8 hours. If 25 percent of capacity cushion is maintained throughout the year, how many machines (MASAC27A) does the company need next year to meet the demand? Round your answer up to the next whole machine.


A) fewer than 11 machines
B) 11 machines
C) 12 machines
D) more than 12 machines

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