Part A: The short short-run The 4-A clinic consists of four workers (Sam, Ann, Trey and Lina) who share some or all of the following tasks: performing a medical procedure, follow-ups, and tests. The data below gives their time per task, in minutes. Assume that each can work up to six hours per day (e.g., 360 minutes) at these tasks, but no more. N/A means that the individual isnt qualified to perform the medical procedure. Each patient seen will ultimately need one medical procedure, two routine follow- ups, and three routine tests.

Individual Medical procedures Followups Tests Sam 21 10 5 Ann 15 9 6 Trey N/A 20 8 Lina N/A 18 6

Individual	Medical procedures	followups	tests
Sam	21	10	5
Ann	15	9	6
Trey	N/A	20	8
Lina	N/A	18	6

Initial scenario:

For each medical procedure that Sam does, he does one follow-up and one test.

Trey is Sams assistant; for each medical procedure that Sam does, Trey does one follow-up and two tests.

For each medical procedure that Ann does, she does one follow-up and one test.

Lina is Anns assistant; for each medical procedure that Ann does, Lina does one follow- up and two tests.

1. Calculate the number of patient-equivalents that can be handled during a workday. If you have 4 medical procedures, 8 follow-ups, and 12 tests, that counts as four patient-equivalents, so your answer would be 4. In solving for this, you must use whole numbers; no partial patients are allowed. Some staff may be partially idle. You are reporting the aggregate for the four workers. Your score on this question will be based on how close you are to the correct answer without going over.

Reallocating the labor:

2. If each worker is assigned to tasks so that total group output is maximized, how many patient equivalents can be seen per day? Use whole numbers when assigning tasks. Your score on this question will be based on how close you are to the maximum possible number of patients. Setting this up in Excel to keep track of total patients and minutes used is highly recommended. You will want to use the concept of comparative advantage.