Jack's Ice Cream Parlor produces two types of ice cream on a contract basis for a major restaurant chain using a large blender. A batch of ice cream A requires a setup time of 45 minutes, a process mixing time of 1.2 minutes per gallon, and 50 gallons are made per day. Ice cream B requires the same machine to be cleaned and setup which takes 30 minutes, a process mixing time of 2 minutes per gallon, and 100 gallons are produced per day.

a. Compute the capacity required.
b. What percentage of total capacity required is setup time?

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a. Compute the capacity required.
b. What percentage of total capacity required is setup time?

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The Answer of Jack's Ice Cream Parlor produces two types of ice cream on a contract basis for a major restaurant chain using a large blender. A batch of ice cream A requires a setup time of 45 minutes, a process mixing time of 1.2 minutes per gallon, and 50 gallons are made per day. Ice cream B requires the same machine to be cleaned and setup which takes 30 minutes, a process mixing time of 2 minutes per gallon, and 100 gallons are produced per day.

a. Compute the capacity required.
b. What percentage of total capacity required is setup time?

Jack's Ice Cream Parlor Produces Two Types of Ice Cream