The Acme Widget Company makes widgets in two models, and the bottleneck operation is in work center 10. Following is the resource bill (in hours per part).

Hours per Part Work Center Model A Model B 10 2.5 3.3 The master production schedule for the next 5 weeks is:

Week 1 2 3 4 5 Model A 70 50 50 60 45 Model B 20 40 55 30 45

a. Using the resource bill and the master production schedule, calculate the number of hours required in work center 10 for each of the 5 weeks. Use the following table to record the required capacity on the work center.

Week 1 2 3 4 5 Model A Model B Total Hours

b. If the available capacity at work station 10 is 260 hours per week, suggest possible ways of meeting the demand in week 3. LO,1