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. 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.

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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.  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.

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First, we need to calculate the demand for each product per hour:
Product A: 2000/250/2/8 = 2.5 units per hour
Product B: 3000/250/2/8 = 3.75 units per hour

Next, we need to calculate the maximum production capacity of one MASAC27A machine with 25% cushion:
Production capacity per hour = 60/12*0.75 = 3.75 units per hour

To meet the demand, the number of machines required for each product is:
Product A: 2.5/3.75 = 0.67 (rounded up to 1 machine)
Product B: 3.75/3.75 = 1 machine

Therefore, the total number of machines required is the sum of the machines required for each product:
1 + 1 = 2 machines

Since we need to round up to the next whole machine, the answer is 2, which means the company needs 12 (6x2) machines to meet the demand. Therefore, the best choice is C, 12 machines.

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