The bad news don't stop at the prestigious hospital. You are now facing a labor strike. You need to redesign schedules accordingly given the fact some workers will not show up for work in the morning. You COO has advised you to work with some data she has managed to collect showing minimum personnel required for different times of the day assuming workers are willing to work extended 9 hours shifts (once in, staff works 9 hours straight). Construct a LP problem in EXCEL so you can figure out:
a) Minimum amount of employees you will need for each shift
b) These employees are all salary schedule to work 7 hours per day. Therefore, each will be working an extra 2 hours per day at a rate of $50/extra hour. How much overtime will the hospital pay per day?

 

Shift Noon to 6PM 6PM to Midnight Midnight to 6AM 6AM to Noon Minimum Staff 200 150 50