In assembly-line balancing, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is:
A) the ratio of the sum of all task times to cycle time.
B) always (when a fraction) rounded upward to the next larger integer value.
C) not always possible to reach when tasks are actually assigned to stations.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

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Option A is correct, as it gives the formula to calculate the theoretical minimum number of workstations.
Option B is correct, as the number of workstations has to be a whole number.
Option C is correct, as there may be tasks that cannot be assigned to any workstation without exceeding the cycle time or violating other constraints. Therefore, it may not always be possible to reach the theoretical minimum number of workstations.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

In Assembly-Line Balancing, the Theoretical Minimum Number of Workstations Is