Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. The company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. Setup time between the phones is negligible. Electronics Assembly Inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. Cell Phone Mars Saturn Neptune Demand Forecast Processing Time (phones/year) 27,500 4,500 18,000 a. Calculate total capacity required by line. Total capacity required (minutes/phone) 35.7 18.5 16.8 Total operating time b. Determine the total operating time available. minutes/year Number of assembly cells minutes/year c. Calculate the total number of assembly cells. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.) Best Bicycles manufactures three different types of bikes: the Tiny Tike, the Adult Aero, and the Mountain Monger. Assume that Best Bicycles operates two shifts, each with 1,600 hours per year. Bike Tiny Tike Adult Aero Mountain Monger Demand Forecast Processing Time (minutes/unit) 12.0 12.3 14.5 Pie Apple Cherry Pecan (units/year) 35,600 63,240 25,740 pictureClick here for the Excel Data File Calculate the required capacity for this year's production. Note that the times are given for assembly lines, so capacity calculations should be in terms of the number of lines necessary. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.) Number of assembly lines Penny's Ples is a small specialty supplier to a national coffee-house chain. Penny's makes three types of pies (apple, cherry, and pecan). Penny's operates 250 days per year with a single eight-hour shift. Capacity is controlled by the number of production lines within the bakery (a line consists of mixing equipment, rolling and cutting equipment, an oven, and packaging equipment). Demand Forecast (pies/year) 279,000 105,000 69,000 Number of production lines Lot Size (of bikes) 20 34 26 Processing Time (minutes/pie) 3.6 4.2 5.2 Setup Time [minutes/setup) 28 56 44 Lot Size (of pies) 900 420 300 Setup Time (minutes/setup) 11.2 18.2 31.4 pictureClick here for the Excel Data File Determine the number of production lines Penny's should have based on the information provided in the above table. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.)