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1. Getting a physical examination at a physician's office involves a series of steps. The table below lists these activities and their average times. The activities can occur in any order, but the doctor's consultation must be the last. Three nurses are assigned to perform activities 1,2 , and 4 . Two physicians perform activities 3 and 5 . a. What is (are) the bottleneck activity and the maximum number of patients (system capacity) who can be seen per hour? b. Wages for a nurse is $35 per hour and a doctor costs $80 per hour. Each patient pays $100 on an average for a visit. Assuming that the system is 75% utilized, what is the profit/loss for the system if nurses and doctors work for 8 hrs in a day. c. Suggest reallocation of nursing/and or physician activities that would result in increased service capacity and draw a product flow diagram. What is the capacity of your improved system