Pennys Pies is a small specialty supplier to a national coffee-house chain. Pennys makes three types of pies (apple, cherry, and pecan). Pennys 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).
Pie Demand Forecast (pies/year) Processing Time (minutes/pie) Lot Size
a) 250, 10, 500
b) 500, 8, 300
c) 400, 12, 400
d) 600, 15, 250