Q.3 Among many other products, a firm manufactures three different electronic components (A, B, C) on any of three different machines (1, 2, 3). The quarterly forecasted demand for the three components is given in Table 1.

Interpreting Table 2, we can state that each unit of product A takes 15 minutes (.25 x 60 min.) to process on machine 1, while it takes 12 minutes (.20 x 60 minutes) to process one unit of product B on machine 3. a. Determine the maximum number of machine hours demanded for each quarter machine combination. b. The production manager has determined that the amount of productive time available for each machine per quarter is 600 hours. Determine the maximum number of each machine type needed to be dedicated to produce all components in each quarter. c. Does there appear to be seasonal variation in demand? Explain.

Table 1 Quarterly Forecasted Demand by Product Type Table 2 displays the unit production time for each product on each machine. Table 2 Unit Production Time (in hours) Table 1 Quarterly Forecasted Demand by Product Type Table 2 displays the unit production time for each product on each machine. Table 2 Unit Production Time (in hours)