QUESTION THREEMulungushi textiles during its peak days used to manufacture gowns on a produce-to-orderbasis. The company manufactured three models of gowns on the same final assembly line. Thefinal assembly had 20,000 hours of weekly capacity. The 6-week MPS and the final assemblystandard for each model are shown below:Final Assembly StandardWeekly Production (Gowns)Product(hours per gown)| 24|5136200 150200| 250 150 250A25B.30100 20035025015025035|150 150 150250|250200a) Compute the actual final assembly hours required at the plant in each week and forthe total 6 weeks to produce the MPS. Compare the load to the labour-hourscapacity in each week and for the total 6-weeks.b) Does enough production capacity exist to produce the MPS?c) What changes to the MPS would you recommend?

Given data: Product Final assembly 1 2 3 4 5 6 A 25 200 150 200 250 150 250 B 30 100 200 350…

Answered: Mulungushi textiles during its peak…

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