Four products (1,2,3,and 4)must be processed on one of four machines (A,B,C,and D).The times required in minutes for each product on each machine are shown below: If management wishes to assign products to machines so that the total time to complete all the products is minimized,then Product 1 is assigned to
A)machine A
B)machine B
C)machine C
D)machine D

Question

Four products (1,2,3,and 4)must be processed on one of four machines (A,B,C,and D).The times required in minutes for each product on each machine are shown below:  If management wishes to assign products to machines so that the total time to complete all the products is minimized,then Product 1 is assigned to
A)machine A 
B)machine B 
C)machine C 
D)machine D

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

By assigning Product 1 to machine B, we can achieve the lowest total time to complete all the products. The total time would be 8 + 2 + 3 + 10 = 23 minutes. This is the lowest total time possible by assigning products to machines in any other way, as all the other options would result in a total time of 24 or more minutes.

Four Products (1,2,3,and 4)must Be Processed on One of Four