Question: Consider a process in which there are two tasks, A and B, in sequence. The firm has two workers, Jon and Jan, and each of

Consider a process in which there are two tasks, A and B, in sequence. The firm has two workers, Jon and Jan, and each of them is capable of completing these tasks. The following table represents the time (in minutes) taken by each worker to finish these tasks:

That is, Jan will take 10mins to complete A and 15mins to complete B. Similarly, Jon will take 20mins to complete A and 30mins to complete B. Under current work rules, each worker must be permanently assigned to one task and the two workers must be assigned to different tasks. Suppose the firm did an internal process analysis and configured the system in manner that results in highest capacity. What is the resulting capacity of that system (hrs)?

A B
Jan 10 15
Jon 20 30

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