Carol Cagle has a repetitive manufacturing plant producing trailer hitches in​ Arlington, Texas. The plant has an average inventory turnover of only 12 times per year. He has therefore determined that he will reduce his component lot sizes. He has developed the following data for one​ component, the safety chain​ clip:   Setup labor cost ​$20 per hour Annual holding cost ​$13 per unit Daily production 992 ​units/8 hour day Annual demand 25,300 ​(275 days each×daily demand of 92 ​units) Desired lot size 124 units​ (one hour of​ production) To obtain the desired lot​ size, the​ set-up time that should be achieved​ = minutes ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

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Carol Cagle has a repetitive manufacturing plant producing trailer hitches in​ Arlington, Texas. The plant has an average inventory turnover of only 12 times per year. He has therefore determined that he will reduce his component lot sizes. He has developed the following data for one​ component, the safety chain​ clip:
 
Setup labor cost
​$20
per hour
Annual holding cost
​$13
per unit
Daily production
992
​units/8 hour day
Annual demand
25,300
​(275
days
each×daily
demand of
92
​units)
Desired lot size
124
units​ (one hour of​ production)
To obtain the desired lot​ size, the​ set-up time that should be achieved​ =
minutes ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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