Question: To decrease labor cost, a manufacturing facility recently changed from manual milling machines to CNC milling machines for all its production. It finds that an

To decrease labor cost, a manufacturing facility recently changed from manual milling machines to CNC milling machines for all its production. It finds that an operator takes 1 minute to travel between machines, 4 minutes to load a machine, 2 minutes to unload a machine, 20 minutes to machine a part, 3 minutes to inspect and pack a finished part. The labor cost is $50/hr per person and the machine cost is $25/hr per machine. (40 pts)

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