Assume that an assembly line has three tasks that must be completed (in order, A, B, and C). The tasks have processing times of 12, 15, and 10 minutes per unit, respectively. Which task is the bottleneck?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) Cannot be determined from the information given

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The bottleneck is the task that takes the longest time per unit. In this case, Task B takes 15 minutes per unit, which is longer than either Task A (12 minutes per unit) or Task C (10 minutes per unit). Therefore, Task B is the bottleneck.

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