An assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 2.4 minutes, and the total time for all tasks is 17 minutes. The line will operate for 500 minutes per day. a. What is the minimum number of workstations needed if the output rate is to be 172 units per day? (Round the final answer to the next whole number.) Number of workstation b. What cycle time will provide an output rate of 128 units per day? (Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) Cycle time minutes per unit c. What output will result if the cycle time is (i) 11 minutes? (ii) 16 minutes? (Round the final answers to the next whole number.)

Output of 11 Min CT	units per day
Output of 16 Min CT	units per day