Problem:
An assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 3.1 minutes, and the total time for all tasks is 24 minutes. The line will operate for 434 minutes per day.
Question 1) What are the minimum and maximum cycle times? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Question 2) What range of output is theoretically possible for the line? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Question 3) What is the minimum number of workstations needed if the maximum output rate is to be sought? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the next whole number.)
Question 4) What cycle time will provide an output rate of 124 units per day? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Question 5) What output potential will result if the cycle time is (1) 9 minutes? (2) 19 minutes? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Solve the given numerical problem and illustrate step by step calculation.