Charles Lackey operates a bakery in Idaho Falls Idaho Becaus

Charles Lackey operates a bakery in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Because of its excellent product and excellent location, demand has increased by 55% in the last year. On far too many occasions, customers have not been able to purchase the bread of their choice. Because of the size of the store, no new ovens can be added. At a staff meeting, one employee suggested ways to load the ovens differently so that more loaves of bread can be baked at one time. This new process will require that the ovens be loaded by hand, requiring additional manpower. This is the only thing to be changed. (Productivity remains the same.) If the bakery currently makes 1,800 loaves per month with a labor productivity of 2.344 loaves per labor hour, then Lackey will need to add worker(s) to meet the increased demand (recall that each worker works 160 hours per month and round your response up to the next whole number).

Solution

Monthly output of 1 worker = Number of hours worked per month*Numbers of loaves produced per hour

= 160*2.344 = 375.04 loaves

Additional loaves/monthly needed = 55% of 1800 = 990

Extra men needed = 990 /375.04 =2.6 =3 man

So 3 workers are needed to meet the demand