Champion Cooling Has Just Signed a Contract to Assemble Window

Champion Cooling has just signed a contract to assemble window air conditioners for another company. The list of tasks, including time requirements and immediate predecessors, follows. Each task may not be shortened. Initially, the plan was to make 300 units in an eight hour day but as the summer months approach, Champion Cooling finds themselves far behind in total production. They wish to reconfigure their production line in order to produce maximum output. What should their takt time be? $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \text { Task } & \text { Time (min) } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \text { Bolt compressor to base } & 5 & \text { None } \\\hline \text { Install coils and lines } & 6 & \text { Bolt compressor to base } \\\hline \text { Install fan motor } & 7 & \text { Install coils and lines } \\\hline \text { Install switch and thermostat } & 5 & \text { Install fan motor } \\\hline \text { Charge system and test } & 10 & \text { Install switch and thermostat } \\\hline \text { Cosmetic detailing } & 7 & \text { Charge system and test } \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 10

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