To Coordinate Production in a Three-Stage Manufacturing Process, Stage B

question 161

Essay

To coordinate production in a three-stage manufacturing process, Stage B must be assigned 60% more workers than Stage
A. Stage C requires three-quarters as many workers as Stage B. How should the foreman allocate 114 workers among the three stages?

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