What is the direct labor content for the processes

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The Geneva Watch Corporation manufactures watches on a conveyor belt with six stations. One worker stands at each station and performs the following tasks:

Station	Tasks	Processing Time (seconds)
A: Preparation 1	Heat-stake lens to bezel	14
	Inspect bezel	26
	Clean switch holes	10
	Install set switch in bezel	18
	Total time for A	68
B: Preparation 2	Check switch travel	23
	Clean inside bezel	12
	Install module in bezel	25
	Total time for B	60
C: Battery installation	Install battery clip on module	20
	Heat-stake battery clip on module	15
	Install 2 batteries in module	22
	Check switch	13
	Total time for C	70
D: Band installation	Install band	45
	Inspect band	13
	Total time for D	58
E: Packaging preparation
	Cosmetic inspection	20
	Final test	55
	Total time for E	75
F: Watch packaging	Place watch and cuff in display box	20
	Place cover in display box base	14
	Place owner's manual, box into tub	30
	Total time for F	64

These six workers begin their workday at 8:00 a.m. and work steadily until 4:00 p.m. At 4:00, no new watch parts are introduced into station A and the conveyor belt continues until all of the work-in-process inventory has been processed and leaves station F. Thus, each morning the workers begin with an empty system.

a. What is the bottleneck in this process?

b. What is the capacity, in watches per hour, of the assembly line (ignore the time it takes for the first watch to come off the line)?

c. What is the direct labor content for the processes on this conveyor belt?

d. What is the utilization of the worker in station B (ignore the time it takes for the first watch to come off the line)?

e. How many minutes of idle time will the worker in station C have in one hour (ignore the time it takes for the first watch to come off the line)?

f. What time will it be (within one minute) when the assembly line has processed 1 93 watches on any given day?

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