Amy gets home from classes around 5 P.M. each day andcan only reasonably work on her studies until midnight. Sheusually watches an hour of television to relax, works out for30 minutes, and takes 30 minutes to eat dinner. She hasfound that if she takes a 5-minute break each hour, she can remain more focused. Today she feels 80% on task. Home-work for the evening includes two critical analyses for Gov-ernment, one thesis for American Lit, and three Spanish translations. Estimated processing times are shown below.Setup time includes time spent online gathering resourcesand finding reference books around the apartment.a. What is Amy’s effective capacity to do work thisevening?b. What is her load percent? c. How would you suggest she adjust her capacity to com-plete her tasks on time? Processing TimeTasks Setup Time per TaskGovernment 15 minutes 40 minutesAmerican Lit 30 minutes 120 minutesSpanish 10 minutes 30 minutes
Amy gets home from classes around 5 P.M. each day and
can only reasonably work on her studies until midnight. She
usually watches an hour of television to relax, works out for
30 minutes, and takes 30 minutes to eat dinner. She has
found that if she takes a 5-minute break each hour, she can
remain more focused. Today she feels 80% on task. Home-
work for the evening includes two critical analyses for Gov-
ernment, one thesis for American Lit, and three Spanish
translations. Estimated processing times are shown below.
Setup time includes time spent online gathering resources
and finding reference books around the apartment.
a. What is Amy’s effective capacity to do work this
evening?
b. What is her load percent?
c. How would you suggest she adjust her capacity to com-
plete her tasks on time?
Processing Time
Tasks Setup Time per Task
Government 15 minutes 40 minutes
American Lit 30 minutes 120 minutes
Spanish 10 minutes 30 minutes
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