Auxiliary Printed Circuit Board $($A$-$PCB$)$ is installed. These are all independent tasks that can De

Workstation $5$: Here, tasks are performed in a sequence. First, the keyboard is installed, followed by the DVD and Hard Disk Drive $($HDD$).$ The battery pack is then installed, followed by the memory card. The computer is then powered up and a program started that loads software that can be used to test the computer. Actually loading the software takes $284$ seconds, and this is done while the computer travels through positions $6,7,$ and $8$ on the assembly line. Computers that do not work are sent to a rework area where they are fixed. Only about $1$ percent of the computers fail to start, and these are usually quickly repaired by the supporter.

Workstation $6$: The video display and keyboard are tested in this workstation.

After assembly, the computers are moved to a separate burn$-$in area that is separate from the assembly line. Here, computers are put in racks for a $24-$hour, $25C$ "burn$-$in$"$ of the circuit components. After burn$-$in$,$ the computer is tested again, software is installed, and the finished notebook computer is packaged and placed on pallets for shipment to Toshiba distribution centers around the world.

Tweaking the Initial Assembly$-$Line Design

From past experience, Toshihiro has found that the initial assembly$-$line design supplied by the engineers often needs to be tweaked. Consider the following questions that Toshihiro is considering:

What is the dally capacity of the assembly line designed by the engineers? Assume that the assembly line has a computer at every position when it is started at the beginning of the day. $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round down your answer to the next smallest integer.$)$

Daily capacity

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