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a Company Is Attempting to Schedule Workers for the the Next

question 100

Multiple Choice

Table 12.4
A company is attempting to schedule workers for the next seven days. The daily requirements, in number of workers needed,
are shown below.
$\begin{array} { | r | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Day } & \mathrm { M } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { W } & \mathrm { TH } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { S } & \mathrm { SU } \\\hline \text { Requirement } & 5 & 4 & 8 & 4 & 6 & 2 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}$
Each worker must work five days per week and must have two consecutive days off.
-Use the information in Table 12.4. What is the minimum number of workers needed if preference is given to the pair S- Su in case of a tie in the selection of off days?

• A) less than 8 workers
• B) 8 workers
• C) 9 workers
• D) more than 9 workers

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