Task #	Task Duration (in min)			Operator	Task Assignments
Task 1	9			Operator 1	Tasks 1, 2
Task 2	2			Operator 2	Tasks 3, 4, 5
Task 3	3			Operator 3	Tasks 6, 7
Task 4	8			Operator 4	Task 8
Task 5	2
Task 6	1
Task 7	9
Task 8	10

Powers Inc. produces scooters on a conveyor belt. The eight tasks are assigned to four operators. Task durations and current assembly line configuration are given in the attached excel file. A. (8 points) What is the bottleneck (operator) in this process? Why? B. (6 points) What is the direct labor content per scooter (minutes/ truck)? C. (8 points) Assume that there is unlimited demand. What is the direct labor cost (expressed in dollars per scooter) if each worker receives $40/hour? D. (8 points) The facility operates 40 hours per week. Assume that weekly demand is 80 scooters and the operations manager plans to produce 80 scooters per week. What are the utilizations of operators 1 and 2 under these conditions? E. (8 points) Assume that there is unlimited demand and tasks are allocated to increase the capacity of the line subject to the conditions that an operator worker can only perform adjacent tasks and all tasks need to be done in their numerical order. Propose a new task allocation scheme for the scooter production process. What is the weekly production capacity for your proposed allocation? (You don't need to find the best allocation scheme, just propose one that would improve the current production capacity.)