The Farm-4-Less tractor company produces a grain combine (GC) in addition to both a large (LT) and small size tractor (SM). Its production manager desires to produce to customer demand using a mixed model production line. The current sequence of production, which is repeated 24 times during a shift, is: SMGC-LT-SM-GC-LT-SM-GOLT-SM A new machine is produced every 2 minutes. The plant operates two eight-hour shifts. There is no downtime because the four-hours between each shift are dedicated to maintenance and restocking raw material. Based on this information, answer the following questions.
a. How long does it take the production cycle to be completed? The cycle sequence is completed in Q minutes. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
b. How many of each type of machine does Farm-4-Less produce in a shift? (Enter your responses as whole numbers.)