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Cookies Case
Cookies Case
Assignment 1
Kristens Cookie Company
Q.1 The steps required for a rush order include:
Washing + Mixing (6 minutes)
Spooning (2 minutes)
Oven setup + Baking (10 minutes)
Cooling of cookies (5 minutes)
Packing (2 minutes)
Payment (1 minute)
Thus, total time for a rush order of a dozen cookies = 26 minutes
Q.2 For each 2nd and 3rd batch of cookies, the washing + mixing step (6 minutes)
can be removed. Also, assuming we have unlimited trays, we can assume that the
spooning can happen simultaneously while the first cookies are still in the oven.
Thus, in the next 18 minutes in which our roommate is involved, in the heating +
cooling, we can spoon potentially 2 further batches of cookies (limited by cookie
dough versus actual time or number of trays). Thus, the time taken for each 3
dozen batches of cookies = 26+18+18 = 62 minutes. In 230 minutes, we will thus
have completed 11 complete batches of cookies.
Q.3
Personal time: 8 minutes
Mixing + Washing = 6 minutes
Spooning = 2 minutes
Roommates time: 4 minutes
Oven setup = 1 minute
Packing = 2 minutes
Payment = 1 minute
Q.4
We should offer discounts to people ordering 2 and 3 dozen cookies. Since, cooking
a second and/or third batch simultaneously allows us to save 9 minutes of our time,
we should offer a discount less than or equal to 9/26 of the price we charge for the
2nd and/or 3rd batch of cookies.
Q.5
You will need 3 trays and 1 mixer. The trays and mixer should be in a 3:1 ratio. Thus,
if we decide to invest in 2 mixers, we should have at least 6 trays.
Q.6