Question: An assembly - line process has six tasks, as listed in the table below: Task time 1 5 min 8 min 1 7 min 2

An assembly-line process has six tasks, as listed in the table below:
Task time 15 min
8 min
17 min 20 min
6 min
24 min
Four workers (S1, S2, S3, and S4) are staffed to this assembly line, and the assignment of tasks to each
worker is as follows:
S1 does Task 1.
S2 does Tasks 2 and 3.
S3 does Tasks 4.
S4 does Tasks 5 and 6.
For the following questions, we assume that the process is operating at full capacity.
(a) Whichworkeristhebottleneckoftheprocess?Whatistheprocesscapacityin[units/hour]?(1 point)
(b) Whatistheidletimeofeachworkerin[minutes]?
(c) Assume a wage rate of $18 per hour. What is the direct labor cost in [$/unit]?
(d) Still assume a wage rate of $18 per hour. If we reassign Activity 5 from S4 to S3, what will be the new direct labor cost in [$/unit]? Is this reassignment an improvement? (keep 2 decimals)

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