Question: The process consists of three steps. In the first step, each tray is loaded with a packaged snack, a container with fruit, and a packet

The process consists of three steps. In the first step, each tray is loaded with a packaged snack, a container with fruit, and a packet with plastic utensils. This activity requires 2 minutes per tray. In Step 2, trays are shrink-wrapped in batches using a machine that requires a setup of 15 minutes for each batch of 50 trays. After the setup, it takes 5 minutes to shrink-wrap all trays at once. Finally, the last step is to place each tray in the airplane food cart. In this step, each tray requires 1 minute of processing. The capacity of each cart is of 28 food-trays. After filling a cart, it takes an average of 7 minutes to transport the filled cart to the loading truck and setup another empty cart.

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