PA $4-4($Algo$)$ Mr$.$ K$\text{'}$s is a very popular halr salon. It$...$

Mr$.$ K$\text{'}$s is a very popular hair salon. It offers high$-$quality halrstyling and physical relaxation services at a reasonable price, so it always

has unilimited demand. The service process includes five activities that are conducted in the sequence described next $($the time

required for each activity is shown in parentheses$)$:

Activity $1$: Welcome a guest and offer homemade herb tea $(12$ minutes$).$

Activity $2$ : Wash and condition halr $(12$ minutes$).$

Activity $3$: Neck, shoulder, and back stress$-$release massage $(12$ minutes$).$

Activity $4$: Design the halrstyle and do the hair $(30$ minutes$).$

Activity $5$: Check out the guest $(8$ minutes$).$

Three service employees $($ $$1,$ S$2,$ and S$3)$ offer the services In a worker$-$paced line. The assignment of tasks to the service employees

is the following: S$1$ does activity $1,$ S$2$ does actlvitles $2$ and $3,$ and S$3$ does actlvitles $4$ and $5.$

a$.$ What is the labor content?

b$.$ What is the average labor utilization?

Note: Round your final answer to $2$ decimal places.

Average labor utilization

$65\mathrm{.}00$

percent

C$.$ At a wage rate of $$24$ per hour, what is the cost of direct labor per customer?

Note: Round your final answer to $2$ decimal places.

d$.$ Mr$.$ K considers hiring a new employee to help any one $($and only one$)$ of the servers without changing the tasks performed by each

server. What will be the new cost of direct labor?

Note: Round your final answer to $2$ decimal places.

e$.$ Returning to the three$-$worker scenario, Mr$.$ K contemplates redesigning the assignment of tasks to servers. For this, Mr$.$ Kis

evaluating the reassignment of Activity $5$ from S$3$ to S$1.$ What will be the new cost of direct labor?

Note: Round your final answer to $2$ decimal places.