Kick Flip Inc. makes skateboard decks for specialty skateboa…
Kick Flip Inc. makes skateboard decks for specialty skateboard stores. The production process of the skateboard decks is done in batches and consists of the 3 steps shown in the figure below. The size of each batch is 20 decks and demand is one batch per hour. In the first stage the raw material is sanded. This step takes 3 minutes per deck. After this step, the decks are painted using a Lithography machine. This step takes 2 minutes of production time per deck. The decks are then loaded onto a pallet and dried quickly using an ultraviolet lamp. The lamp can dry up to 20 decks at one time. Drying takes 30 minutes. Each state (i.e., sanding, painting, and drying) has one operator. What is the capacity of the “Painting” stage in batches?