1. You're given a 3-task linear sequence (A --> B ---> C). Task A takes 10 minutes to perform, Task B takes 15 minutes, and Task C takes 20 minutes. Each task can process one customer at a time, and there are no buffers between any of the stations.

Suppose you could restructure some of the work that's being performed, such that 5 minutes of work from any one task could be reassigned to any one of the others. Which of the following reallocations would have the largest impact on the sequence's throughput capacity?

A. Take 5 minutes of work from A, and give it to B

B. Take 5 minutes of work from A, and give it to C

C. Take 5 minutes of work from B, and give it to A

D. Take 5 minutes of work from B, and give it to C

E. Take 5 minutes of work from C, and give it to A

F. Take 5 minutes of work from C and give it to B

2. Following the previous question, what's the throughput time of the A-B-C sequence after reallocating the work (in minutes)?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. 30

E. 45