Ashley is planning to open a quick-service restaurant in the business district of a major city. She plans to sell the following food/beverage items in her new restaurant:

• Burgers (5 different types)
• French fries
• Deep fried breaded shrimp
• Deep fried breaded chicken nuggets (4 different sauces)
• Toasted sandwiches (4 types)
• 6-inch individual pizzas (3 flavors)
• Soups (2 different soups)
• Salads (3 different salads)
• Soda (6 flavors)

The toasted sandwiches and individual pizzas can be cooked to order using a high-speed countertop convection oven. The specific model that Ashley is interested in is Merry Chef Oven e2s. You can toast 2 sandwiches at the same time using the oven. But you can only toast one pizza at a time. It takes about 1 minute to toast the sandwiches, and 90 seconds (1.5 minutes) to toast the pizzas. Based on Ashleys projected sales, her restaurant will sell about 95 sandwiches (all types) and 58 pizzas (all flavors) during peak hours (lunch on Tuesdays). Ashleys restaurant is open between 11 am and 1 pm for lunch on weekdays.

Ashley is trying to decide which deep fryers to purchase for her restaurant. There are 3 menu items that needs to be produced using deep fryers: (1) French fries, (2) deep fried breaded shrimp, and (3) deep fried breaded chicken nuggets. The number of portions required for each item during peak hours are listed in the table below:

Equipment	Food items produced using the equipment	Cooking time (minutes)	How many portions can you cook at the same time?	Number of portions required during peak hours (Tuesday Lunch, 2 hours)
Deep Fryers	French fries About 3 ounces (before fyring) per portion	6	Depending on the capacity of the fryer	88
	Deep fried breaded shrimp About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion	4	Depending on the capacity of the fryer	28
	Deep fried breaded chicken nuggets About 3 ounces (before frying) per portion	4	Depending on the capacity of the fryer	48

1. How many fryers does Ashleys restaurant need? (2 Points)
2. Ashley is considering the following 2 fryers for her restaurant. Does each of the two fryers have enough capacity to meet the production needs of her restaurant? (15 Points)

Model A: APW Wyott APW-F15C NAT Natural Gas 15 lb. Countertop Fryer - 40,000 BTU

• Capacity: 15 lb
• Price: $1207.80 each

Model B: APW Wyott APW-F25C NAT Natural Gas 25 lb. Countertop Fryer - 60,000 BTU

• Capacity: 25 lb
• Price: $1496.55 each

3. Which of the above two fryers is a better choice for Ashley? Why? (3 Points)