How many bronze machines are needed to satisfy demand

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AlwaysRain Irrigation, Inc., would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. Currently two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. Three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzles sprinklers. Management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows:

Year 1 demand (in 000s) Year 2 demand (in 000s) Year 3 demand (in 000s) Year 4 demand (in 000s)

Plastic 90: 32 44 55 56

Plastic 180: 15 16 17 18

Plastic 360: 50 55 64 67

Bronze 90: 7 8 9 10

Bronze 180: 3 4 5 6

Bronze 360: 11 12 15 18

Both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. The bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers a year. The plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers annually. Three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are currently available. In year 1, how many bronze machines are needed to satisfy demand?

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