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A local manufacturer produces two different products on the same production line. Product A requires .5 hours of labor while product B requires .8 hours of labor. The total labor available in any one week is 600 hours. The production manager has just developed the following weekly production schedule and has asked you to check and see if there is any week in this schedule where the production system will be overloaded or underloaded. A local manufacturer produces two different products on the same production line. Product A requires .5 hours of labor while product B requires .8 hours of labor. The total labor available in any one week is 600 hours. The production manager has just developed the following weekly production schedule and has asked you to check and see if there is any week in this schedule where the production system will be overloaded or underloaded.    a.What is the total hourly load on the line in week 2? b.In what week(s) is the line overloaded?
a.What is the total hourly load on the line in week 2?
b.In what week(s) is the line overloaded?


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