An Assembly Line to Be Balanced Has Six Tasks in Precedence.The

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An assembly line to be balanced has six tasks in precedence.The task times are shown in the following table.Based on demand forecasts,the output rate has to be 160 units per day.The line operates 8 hours a day.Compute the theoretical minimum amount of idle time (I) .
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Tasks } & \text { Immediate Predecessor } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Task Time in } \\\text { Minutes }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { A } & \text { NONE } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { A } & 1 \\\hline \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A } & 2 \\\hline \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { E } & \mathrm { C } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { D } , \mathrm { E } & 2 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)0
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3

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