Q 3. b.
Ans. The operation is constraint by the number of operating rooms and the hospital will not be able to perform 45 operat
However, if it is assumed that the hospital can perform 45 operations a day when the capacity is increased by 50%
the bed utilization between the current operation and the operation with 50% increased bed-capacity is identical.
Q 3. c.
Ans. The hospital will not be able to perform 45 operations a day.
The hospital has a total of 12 surgeons who take 1 hour to prepare for and perform each operation.
The first operation start at 7:30 and takes about 1 hour. The surgeons day ends at 4 p.m. Given
these fact, the total number of operations that each surgeon can perform per day is 8. Currently,
each surgeon performs an average of 2.5 operations a day. If the capacity is increased by 50%
each surgeon will perform an average of 3.75 operations a day, which is a surgeon-hour utilization of
approximately 44%.
However, the hospital only has 5 operating rooms. With each operation taking 1 hour to perform, and
surgeons being available for 8.5 hours a day, the maximum number of operations that can be performed each day
In order to perform 45 operations a day, the hospital will need to add an operating room.
Q 4. d.
Ans. Total Cost of Expansion $4,500,000.00
Q 2. a.
45 operations a day
40 operations a day
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