A Young Entrepreneur Has Just Opened an Electronics Store A Use the Days-Off Scheduling Procedure to Determine the Minimum

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Essay

A young entrepreneur has just opened an electronics store. One of the many tasks that she must address is work scheduling. She plans to stay open from 9a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. She expects her employees to stock the shelves and also be available for cashier check-out when needed. All employees are full time and work four days in a row with two consecutive days off each week. She estimates the number of employees needed each day as follows:
$$\frac { \text { Mon } } { 6 } \quad \frac { \text { Tue } } { 9 } \quad \frac { \text { Wed } } { 5 } \quad \frac { \text { Thu } } { 7 } \quad \frac { \text { Fri } } { 9 } \quad \frac { \text { Sat } } { 10 } \quad \frac { \text { Total } } { 46 }$$
a. Use the days-off scheduling procedure to determine the minimum number of employees required?
b. Based on your schedule found in part a), which days are overstaffed and by how many workers are they overstaffed?

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