Question: Syed gets home from classes around 5 pm each day and can only reasonably work on his studies until midnight. He usually watches an hour

Syed gets home from classes around 5pm each day and can only reasonably work on
his studies until midnight. He usually watches an hour of television to relax, works out
for 30 minutes and takes 30 minutes to eat dinner. He has found that if he takes a 5-
minutes break each hour, he can remain more focused. Today he feels 80% on task.
Homework for the evening includes two (2) critical analyses to Government, one (1)
thesis for Canadian Lit, and three (3) French translations. Setup time includes time
spent online gathering resources and finding reference books around the apartment.
Show all steps, calculations, and units of measure.
a. What is Syeds effective capacity to do work this evening?
b. What is his load percent?
c. How would you suggest Syed adjusts his capacity to complete his tasks on time?
Tasks Setup Time Processing Time per
Task
Government 15 minutes 40 minutes
Canadian Lit 30 minutes 120 minutes
French 10 minutes 30 minutes

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