The Table Depicts an Production Line That Has Been Balanced

The table depicts an production line that has been balanced with a takt time of 2 minutes. Where would you add a worker if you wanted to increase the output rate while keeping six work stations? $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Workstation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Task } & \mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } , \mathrm { E } , \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { G } , \mathrm { H } & \mathrm { I } & \mathrm { J } , \mathrm { K } , \mathrm { L } \\\hline \text { Time } ( \mathrm { min } ) & 1,1 & 1.8 & 1,0.5,0.4 & 0.9,0.8 & 1.8 & 0.5,0.5,0.6 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) station 1
B) station 2
C) station 3
D) station 6

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