Jobs A, B, and C are waiting to be started on machine center X and then be completed on machine center Y. The following information pertains to the jobs and work centers.

Machine center X and machine center Y have 40 hours of capacity per week (5 working days per week eight hours/day). Two days are allowed to move jobs between machine centers.
a. If these jobs are rescheduled by earliest due date. can they be completed on time?
b. Can they be completed on time using the critical ratio technique?
c. Can the jobs be completed on time (using the earliest due date or critical ratio technique) if 20 hours of overtime are run in work center X each week?
d. Can the jobs be completed on time (using the earliest due date or critical ratio technique) if only one day is required between operations?

Hours Allowed for Machine Hours Allowed for Machine Day When Job Center X Center Y Due 36 20 10 96 24 17 60 28 25