Using the Assembly-Line Balancing Procedure, Which of the Following Is

Multiple Choice

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the eight tasks that make up the job are 7, 4, 7, 8, 9, 4, 3, and 6 minutes, and the cycle time is 8 minutes?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
E) None of these choices are correct.