The sales forecast for a certain product being sold at P300/bundle is P25M/month. Each bundle has 100 packs with a weight of 30grams/pack. The product undergoes the following manufacturing processes: PROCESS CAPACITY/UNIT COST/UNIT EFFICIENCY Kneading 200kg/hr P800,000 85% Cutting 60kg/hr 600,000 90 Drying 500kg/hr 1,200,000 100 Seasoning 75kg/hr 100,000 100 Packaging 2,400packs/hr 250,000 95 If the company is operating at 25 days/month @ 24-hour operation, how much money is needed for the procurement of the machines? How many factory workers are needed in a 2-shift operation if kneading requires 2 operators, cutting - 2, drying - 1, seasoning - 1 and packaging - 3?

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The sales forecast for a certain product being sold at P300/bundle is P25M/month. Each bundle has 100 packs with a weight of 30grams/pack. The product undergoes the following manufacturing processes:

PROCESS CAPACITY/UNIT COST/UNIT EFFICIENCY

Kneading 200kg/hr P800,000 85%

Cutting 60kg/hr 600,000 90

Drying 500kg/hr 1,200,000 100

Seasoning 75kg/hr 100,000 100

Packaging 2,400packs/hr 250,000 95

If the company is operating at 25 days/month @ 24-hour operation, how much money is needed for the procurement of the machines? How many factory workers are needed in a 2-shift operation if kneading requires 2 operators, cutting - 2, drying - 1, seasoning - 1 and packaging - 3?

 

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