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An assembly line to be balanced has six tasks in precedence.The task times are shown in the following table.Based on demand forecasts,the output rate has to be 160 units per day.The line operates 8 hours a day.Compute the theoretical number of work stations required (N) .  Tasks  Immediate Predecessor  Task Time in  Minutes A NONE 3BA1CA2DB,C3EC3FD,E2\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Tasks } & \text { Immediate Predecessor } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Task Time in } \\\text { Minutes }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { A } & \text { NONE } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { A } & 1 \\\hline \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A } & 2 \\\hline \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { E } & \mathrm { C } & 3 \\\hline \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { D } , \mathrm { E } & 2 \\\hline\end{array}


A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

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