The Silver Star Bicycle Company will be manufacturing both m

The Silver Star Bicycle Company will be manufacturing both men\'s and women\'s models for its Easy-Pedal 10-speed bicycles during the next two months. Management wants to develop a production schedule indicating how many bicycles of each model should be produced in each month. Current demand forecasts call for 150 men\'s and 125 women\'s models to be shipped during the first month and 200 men\'s and 150 women\'s models to be shipped during the second month. Additional data are shown:

Solution

Production requirement for Men\'s model = 350 - 20 = 330

Production requirement for Women\'s model = 275 - 30 = 245

Model	Total Hours	Quantity in first month	Labour hours used	Quantity in second month	Labour hours used
Men	3.5	165	577.5	165	577.5
Women	2.6	123	319.8	122	317.2