Semiautomatic mixers are used in a paint plant. It takes 5 minutes for an operation to load
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Mixers are located close enough for travel between mixers to be negligible.
a. What is the maximum number of mixers that can be assigned to an operator without creating idle time for the mixers?
b. If the operator cost is $17/hour and the machine cost is $28/hour, what assignment of mixers to operators will minimize the cost per batch produced?
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