Table 1019
the Illinois Appliance Company Is Installing a Line to to Produce

Table 10.19
The Illinois Appliance Company is installing a line to produce a vacuum cleaner, and you, as the operations manager, are
responsible for designing the line. The line has to produce 30 units per hour. The work elements to be performed are as
follows, with the time needed and immediate predecessor(s) also shown.
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Work } \\\text { Element }\end{array} & \text { Time (sec) } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Immediate } \\\text { Predecessor(s) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { A } & 55 & - - \\\text { B } & 45 & \text { A } \\\text { C } & 25 & \text { B } \\\text { D } & 20 & \text { B } \\\text { E } & 40 & \text { B } \\\text { F } & 50 & \text { D } \\\text { G } & 70 & \text { D } \\\text { H } & 45 & \text { F, G } \\\text { I } & 20 & \text { E } \\\text { J } & 80 & \text { H, I } \\\hline\end{array}$
-Use the information in Table 10.19. If you balance the line using the longest work- element time rule, which elements are assigned to station 2?

A) G, E
B) G, F
C) C, F, H
D) C, D, E, I