URGENT HELP NEEDED - PLEASE ASSIST WITH THIS PRACTICE QUESTION

PRACTICE QUESTION - The Safe Zone Restaurant, a 24-hour restaurant, faces changing requirements from hour to hour. More workers are needed for peak hours, and fewer are needed in between. The following table shows the worker requirement for the first 12 hours in the restaurant: Table 8. Staff Requirement at the Safe Zone Restaurant 5 6 7 8 9 PM PM PMPM PM VO 8 co 8 12 12 8 Time Period 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 AM AM PMPMPM PM PM Requirement 7 9 10 10 8 6 6 Assigned On Duty Overstaffed a) You are required to apply the first-hour principle to staff each hour with the required number of cafeteria staff, showing how many staff are on duty each given hour, the number of staff you have assigned to work each hour and any overstaffing for each hour. i. Schedule the staff to work in 8-hour shifts. ii. Schedule the staff to work in 4-hour shifts (Use the same table and information) b) Indicate with at least one reason, which schedule would be more optimal from an Operations Scheduling perspective