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Transcribed Image Text:Maggie Moylan Motorcycle Corp. uses kanbans to support its transmission assembly line. Determine the size of the kanban for the mainshaft assembly and
the number of kanbans needed.
Setup cost
Annual holding cost
Daily production
Annual usage
$20
$400 per mainshaft
300 mainshafts/day
25,000 (50 weeks x 5 days each x daily usage
of 100 mainshafts)
5 days
0.50 days' production
Kanban container size=mainshafts (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Number of kanbans = kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Lead time
Safety stock
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