Cyclone Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line. The schedule requires 80 ovens in an 8-hour day. The assembly includes seven tasks. The table below indicates the performance time and the sequence requirements for each task.

Task	Performance Time (minutes)	Immediate Followers
A	1	B
B	2	C,D
C	3	E
D	2	E
E	4	F
F	1	G
G	2	end

a. What is the cycle time for this assembly operation? (2 points) Hint: Cycle time = Daily operating time / Total output

b.What is the minimum number of workstations? (2 points) Hint: Minimum number of workstations = Total task time / cycle time

c. If you line balance the tasks using the number of following tasks rule only (if two tasks still tie, arbitrarily choose one), what are your total idle time and efficiency (1-idle %, where idle % = total idle time / (# of stations x cycle time) values? (8 points).

d. If you line balance the tasks using the longer task time rule only (if two tasks still tie, arbitrarily choose one), what are your total idle time and efficiency (1-idle %, where idle % = total idle time / (# of stations x cycle time) values? (8 points).