In the XYZ Company, management is considering going from two $8-$h shifts per

day to three $8-$h shifts per day, or two $10-$h shifts per day, to increase capacity.

Management realizes that shift start$-$up results in a loss of productivity that averages $0\mathrm{.}5$ h per employee. The premium for the third shift is $15$ percent per hour.

Time over $8$ h worked per day gives the operator $50$ percent more pay. To meet

projected demands, it is necessary to increase the work$-$hours of production by

$25$ percent. In view of insufficient space and capital equipment, this increase cannot

be accommodated by increasing the number of employees on either the first or the

second shift. How should management proceed?