A mechanical cat is made of two front leg assemblies, a body assembly, one tail, one head assembly, and two back leg assemblies

Each head assembly has two eyes, one nose, one mouth, and 24 whiskers. Each back leg assembly has one foot, five claws, one each fibula, tibia, and femur. The cat production company runs a lot for lot system on everything except the legs, which they order in cases of 36, and the claws, which come by the gross. Lead time for assembly and shipping is shown in the table. Use the master production schedule for mechanical cats to complete the MRP record. What's the planned order release for leg assemblies in week 3?

Item Week 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mechanical Cat MPS Due Date 75 125 240 300 250
LT = 1 week Start Assembly

Item Gross Requirements
Leg Assembly Scheduled receipts 70
LT = 2 weeks Projected ending Inventory
Begin Inv = 20 Net Requirements
Planned Receipts
Planned Orders

Claw Scheduled receipts
LT = 1 week Projected ending Inventory
Begin. Inv. = 65 Net Requirements
Planned Receipts
Planned Orders

A) 504
B) 612
C) 468
D) 596


Answer: A

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