a. Find the cycle time required to meet the desired output rate. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

b. What is the theoretical number of workstations required to meet the desired output rate? (Round up your answer to the next whole number.)

d. Balance the line using sequential restrictions and the longest-operating-time rule. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Work station	Task	Idle Time
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e. What is the efficiency of the line balanced as in part (d) assuming it is running at the cycle time determined in part (a)? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

f. Suppose that demand rose from 800 to 850 units per day. What would you do? (Round your answer for cycle time down to the nearest whole number.)

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The following tasks are to be performed on an assembly line: YABCDEFGH TASK SECONDS TASKS THAT MUST PRECEDE 28 14 201 19 15 ABBCD 12 25 10 E, F G The workday is 8 hours long. Demand for completed product is 800 per day. The following tasks are to be performed on an assembly line: YABCDEFGH TASK SECONDS TASKS THAT MUST PRECEDE 28 14 201 19 15 ABBCD 12 25 10 E, F G The workday is 8 hours long. Demand for completed product is 800 per day.