a$.$ Assuming Fred works $8-$hours per day, compute the hospital$$s capacity. $[6$ points$]$

b$.$ Business has picked up for Fred and he is considering hiring an assistant who would handle steps $1,2,$ and $6$ for each patient or its owner. In this new scenario, assuming a $8-$hour day, $($ignoring effects for startup and shutdown at the ends of the day$),$ what is the new capacity of the hospital? $[10$ points$]$