Question: PROBLEM I: In an assembly line, there are 7 workstations, as shown below. In row 1 , you are given the processing times in minutes.

PROBLEM I: In an assembly line, there are 7 workstations, as shown below. In row 1, you are given the processing times in minutes. Row 2 gives the workstation number. Assume an 8-hour (480-minute) work day.
\table[[5.6,4.7,6.4,6.8,10.0,7.3,2.9],[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]]
(1) The output capacity of the assembly line is:
(a)32
(b)40
(c)36
(d)48
(e) none of the above
(2) The percent of idle time (rounded to 2 decimal places) is:
(a)27.84
(b)32.39
(c)49.29
(d)37.57
(e) None of the above
(3) If the desired output rate is 32 units per day, the minimum number of workstations needed is:
(a)2(b)3
(c)4(d)5
(e)6
(b) None of the above
Re-organize the workstations so that you can produce at least 32 units, while minimizing the idle time.
(4) After the re-organization, the output capacity of the assembly line is:
(a)30
(b)32
(c)24
(d)36
(e) None of the above
(5) After, the re-organization, the percent of idle time (rounded to 2 decimal places) is:
(a)13.84
(b)24.39
(c)17.23
(d)8.56
(e) none of the above
PROBLEM II: In an assembly line, there are 7 workstations, as shown below. In row 1, you are given the processing times in minutes. Row 2 gives the workstation number. Assume an 8-hour (480-minute) work day.
\table[[6.1,3.2,8.4,2.5,20.0,1.4,1.7],[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]]
(6) The output capacity of the assembly line is:
(a)40
(b)24
(c)16
(d)20
(e) none of the above
(7) The percent of idle time (rounded to 2 decimal places) is:
(a)69.07(b)32.39(c)34.25(d)36.40(e) none of the above
(8) If the desired output rate is 20 units per day, the minimum number of workstations needed is:
(a)3(b)2(c)5(d)4(e)6(b) None of the above
(9) If the desired output rate is 20 units per day, the target cycle time is:
(a)32 minutes (b)24 minutes
(c)30 minutes
(d)48 minutes
(e) none of the above
 PROBLEM I: In an assembly line, there are 7 workstations, as

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