411 SCM F QUESTION 16 Use the following to answer questions 14-16 The president

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411 SCM F QUESTION 16 Use the following to answer questions 14-16 The president of a consultng firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will take to compiete four projects for a new client Accordingly, she has estmated the time it should take for each of her top consultants-Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick-to complete any of the four projects, as folows Hours) 16 11 13 -I 11 | 15 141181 15 22 12 15 Betty 117117 112122 016) For the optimal schedule, what is the total number of hours it will take these consultants to complete these projects? B.50 hours 53 hours D 61 hours E. 46 hours C. 3 points Save Ansa QUESTION 17 it Cliek

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Optimal solution is the one, which can be completed in less amount of time. Taking into assumption that any consultant can do any job and any consultant can attend more than one job the least possible sequence time is given by the below sequence .

Job A - Betty - 11 hours

Job B - Betty - 15 hours

Job C - Chalie - 11 hours

Job D - Charlie - 13 hours.

These are the least possible times that jobs can be finished by the consultants. So the final answer is the 11+15+11+13 = 50 hours.

The answer is option B. 50 hours

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