Suppose that operators have enough training to operate both the bronze machines and the injection molding machine for the plastic sprinklers. Currently Always Rain has 10 such employees. In anticipation of the ad campaign described in problem 2, management apporved the purchase of two additional bronze machines. What are the labor requirements implications?

Demand Info:

                       1(in 000s) 2(IN 000s) 3(IN 000s) 4(IN 000s)

Plastic 90             32               44              55            56

Plastic 180           15               16              17             18

Plastic 360          50              55             64             67

Bronze 90            11               15              18             23

Bronze 180          6               5               6               9

Bronze 360         15               16             17            20

three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. Each bronze machine requires two operators and can produce 12,000 sprinklers. The plastic injection machines requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000.