1. an automotive assembly plant makes four-door sedans (that have four seats). they receive 1,200 doors a day from one supplier and 1,600 seats a day from another. the plant has capacity to assemble 500 sedans a day. currently, customers demand 350 sedans/day. how many sedans should the plant assemble per day?

2. one employee is in charge of the following activities at a drive-through of a bank:

activity

activity time per customer

greet customer

2 seconds
take order

3 seconds
process order

2 minutes
print receipt

10 seconds
what is the capacity (in customers per hour) of the employee?

3. patients are arriving at a clinic at a rate of two per minute. each patient’s visit consists of four steps: check in, record vital signs, receive treatment, and check out. a receptionist takes 1 minute to check a patient in. a nurse takes 2 minutes to record the patient’s vital signs. a doctor spends 10 minutes with a patient. a staff member takes 3 minutes to check a patient out. what is the process capacity in patients per hour?