Bandin Dental Products, located in Moosonee, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: Deluxe and Standard. Because Bandin can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data:
After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,200 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 55 Standard electric toothbrushes or 25 Deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour.
Required:
1. Identify the constraining factor for Bandin.
2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize.

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Bandin Dental Products, located in Moosonee, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: Deluxe and Standard. Because Bandin can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data:  
After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,200 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 55 Standard electric toothbrushes or 25 Deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour.
Required:
1. Identify the constraining factor for Bandin.
2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize.

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The Answer of Bandin Dental Products, located in Moosonee, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: Deluxe and Standard. Because Bandin can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data:  
After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,200 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 55 Standard electric toothbrushes or 25 Deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour.
Required:
1. Identify the constraining factor for Bandin.
2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize.

Bandin Dental Products, Located in Moosonee, Produces Two Lines of Electric