Amy gets home from classes around 5 P.M. each day and can only reasonably work on her studies until midnight. She usually watches an hour of television to relax, works out for 30 minutes, and takes 30 minutes to eat dinner. She has found that if she takes a 5-minute break each hour, she can remain more focused. Today she feels 80% on task. Homework for the evening includes two critical analyses for Government, one thesis for American Lit, and three Spanish translations. Estimated processing times are shown below. Setup time includes time spent online gathering resources and finding reference books around the apartment.
a. What is Amy€™s effective capacity to do work this evening?
b. What is her load percent?
c. How would you suggest she adjust her capacity to complete her tasks ontime?

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Tasks Government American Lit Spanish Setup Time 15 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes Processing Time per Task 40 minutes 120 minutes 30 minutes