Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 4, 6, 7, 2, 6, and 5 minutes, and the cycle time is 10 minutes?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
E) None of these choices are correct.

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The theoretical minimum number of workstations can be calculated by dividing the total task time by the cycle time. The total task time is 4 + 6 + 7 + 2 + 6 + 5 = 30 minutes. With a cycle time of 10 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 30 / 10 = 3.

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