A manufacturing firm has received a contract to assemble $100$ units of test equipment in the next year. The firm must decide how to organize its assembly operation. Skilled workers at $$32$ per hour each can individually assemble the test equipment in $2\mathrm{.}7$ hours per unit. Alternatively, teams of five less$-$skilled workers $($at $$22$ per hour each$)$ can assemble a unit in $0\mathrm{.}8$ hours. Which approach is the best? What criteria did you use to make your decision?

Answer: $$86\mathrm{.}40$ for individual and $$88$ for team assembly, therefore select individual assembly.