QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line ten hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product:

Task	Time (Secs)	Immediate Predecessor
a	34	none
b	20	a
c	10	b
d	16	b
e	10	c
f	24	d,e
g	38	f

1. Without considering forecasted demand, what is the minimum possible cycle time for this production line?

A. 10 seconds

B. 20 seconds

C. 34 seconds

D. 38 seconds

E. 152 seconds

2. Without considering forecasted demand, what is the maximum possible cycle time for this production line?

A. 10 seconds

B. 20 seconds

C. 34 seconds

D. 38 seconds

E. 152 seconds

3. For output to equal forecasted demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production?

A. 32 seconds

B. 38 seconds

C. 40 seconds

D. 76 seconds

E. 152 seconds

4. For output to equal forecasted demand, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 3.75

D. 4

E. 5

5. For output to equal forecasted demand, what will be the efficiency of the production line that uses the least number of workstations?

A. 81%

B. 90%

C. 95%

D. 85%

E. 100%

6. For output to equal forecasted demand, what will be the second task performed at the second workstation of the production line that uses the fewest number of stations?

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

E. e

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