An all-wood furniture manufacturer operates 8 hours per day for 200 days per year, and has a demand of 2,000 units per day. There are four production cycles per day. Assume the following: 7,700 units produced per day, holding cost per unit is $5 per unit per year and labor rate to do line set-ups is $13 per hour. With quick set-ups, the production line must be quickly re-organized.   What is the target set-up cost? Please round to two decimals and do not include a dollar sign.   What is the set-up time in minutes?

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An all-wood furniture manufacturer operates 8 hours per day for 200 days per year, and has a demand of 2,000 units per day. There are four production cycles per day. Assume the following: 7,700 units produced per day, holding cost per unit is $5 per unit per year and labor rate to do line set-ups is $13 per hour. With quick set-ups, the production line must be quickly re-organized.

 

What is the target set-up cost? Please round to two decimals and do not include a dollar sign.

 

What is the set-up time in minutes?  

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