Question: Hello! I'm having trouble with this practice problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. Western Family Steakhouse offers a variety of low-cost meals and quick service.

Hello! I'm having trouble with this practice problem. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Western Family Steakhouse offers a variety of low-cost meals and quick service. Other than management, the steakhouse operates with two full- time employees who work 8 hours per day. The rest of the employees are part-time employees who are scheduled for 4-hour shifts during peak meal times. On Saturdays the steakhouse is open from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Management wants develop a schedule for part-time employees that will minimize labor costs and still provide excellent customer service. The average wage rate for the part-time employees is $7.60 per hour. The total number of full-time and part-time employees needed varies with the time of day as shown. Time 11:00 a.m.-Noon Noon-1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.-5:00p.m. 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Number of Employees Needed 9 c 9 3 3 3 6 12 12 7 7 One full-time employee comes on duty at 11:00 a.m., works 4 hours, takes an hour off, and returns for another 4 hours. The other full-time employee comes to work at 1:00 p.m. and works the same 4-hours-on, 1-hour-off, 4-hours-on pattern. (a) Develop a minimum-cost schedule for part-time employees. (Let x, = the number of part-time employees who start work beginning at hour i where i = 1 = 11:00 a.m., i = 2 = Noon, etc). Min s.t. 11:00 a.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X61X7, X8 20 Find the optimal solution. (X1, X X3 X4 X5, X6, X7, X8) = (b) What is the total payroll (in $) for the part-time employees? How many part-time shifts are needed? shifts Use the surplus variables to comment on the desirability of scheduling at least some of the part-time employees for 3-hour shifts. This answer has not been graded yet. (c) Assume that part-time employees can be assigned either a 3-hour or a 4-hour shift. Develop a minimum-cost schedule for the part-time employees. (Let x; be the same variables from part a. Let y; = the number of part-time employees who start work beginning at hour / where i = 1 = 11:00 a.m., / = 2 = Noon, etc). Min s.t. 11:00 a.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X 6 X 7 X 8 X 1 Y 1 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Yg Yg 20 Find the optimal solution. (X1, X2 X3 X4 X5, X6, X7, X8, V V2 V3 V4 Y5 Y6 Y7i V8, Vg) = 1) How many part-time shifts are needed, and what is the cost savings compared to the previous schedule? part-time shifts needed cost savings $

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