Markland First National Bank of Rolla utilizes kanban techniques in its check processing facility. The following information known about the process. Each kanban container can hold 20 checks and spends 24 minutes a day in processing and 2 hours a day in materials handling and waiting. Finally, the facility operates 24 hours per day and utilizes a policy variable for unforeseen contingencies of 0.20.

a. If there are 42 kanban containers in use, the current daily demand of the check processing facility is ______units.

(Enter response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

b. If the muda or the waste in the system were eliminated completely, ___________ containers would then be needed. (Enter response rounded up to the next whole number.)