Answer:
Explanation:
Customer orders for last year were 15000
Order for next year with 15% increase = 15000 x 1.15 = 17250
It takes 1.5 hours to fill a customer order
Cumulative amount of time required to fill customers order = 17250 x 1.5 = 25875
Given that standard work year = 2000 hours
Therefore , effective work year with 2 % capacity cushion
= Standard work year x ( 1 – Capacity cushion %/100)
= 2000 x 0.98 = 1960 hours
Number of workers needed by manager
= Cumulative amount of time required to fill customers orders / effective work year
= 25875 / 1960 = 13.20 which is 13 (rounded)
Manager will need 13 workers nex year
Answer: The manager will need Thirteen workers to fill in customers order by next year.
Explanation: to calculate how many employees needed, we will calculate it in steps.
STEP 1: Find the number of customers the manager is expecting next year. Since their will be a 15% increase.
15,000 × 15% = 2250
Therefore the expected customer is
2250 + 15,000 = 17,250
STEP2: How many hours should be used to fill all customers order by next year; since it takes one and half hour to fill a customers demand.
17,250 × 1.5 = 25,875hours
STEP3: How many hours does each employee gives a customer in a year; since 2% is used for their own relaxed time.
2000 × 2% = 40hours
Therefore;
2000 - 40 = 1960hours
STEP3: How many employees will be needed to satisfy 17,250 customers; since each employee works for 1960hour and the total hours to fill all customers order is 25,875hours
25,875 ÷ 1,960 = 13.202
Therefore the manager needs 13 workers to fill in customers order.
