4. The analyst in the Red Diamond Electronics Company wishes to assign a number of like facilities to an operator based on minimizing the cost per unit of output. A detailed study of the facilities revealed the following: Loading machine standard time: 0.34 minutes Unloading machine standard time: 0.26 minutes Walk time between machines: 0.06 minutes Operator rate: $12.0 per hour Machine rate (both idle and working): $18.0 per hour Power feed time: 1.48 minutes How many of these machines should be assigned to each operator? a. one b. two c. three d. four

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4. The analyst in the Red Diamond Electronics Company wishes to assign a number
of like facilities to an operator based on minimizing the cost per unit of output. A
detailed study of the facilities revealed the following:
Loading machine standard time: 0.34 minutes
Unloading machine standard time: 0.26 minutes
Walk time between machines: 0.06 minutes
Operator rate: $12.0 per hour
Machine rate (both idle and working): $18.0 per hour
Power feed time: 1.48 minutes
How many of these machines should be assigned to each operator?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
Transcribed Image Text:4. The analyst in the Red Diamond Electronics Company wishes to assign a number of like facilities to an operator based on minimizing the cost per unit of output. A detailed study of the facilities revealed the following: Loading machine standard time: 0.34 minutes Unloading machine standard time: 0.26 minutes Walk time between machines: 0.06 minutes Operator rate: $12.0 per hour Machine rate (both idle and working): $18.0 per hour Power feed time: 1.48 minutes How many of these machines should be assigned to each operator? a. one b. two c. three d. four
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