. Consider a four-step serial process with processing times given in the following list.There is one machine at each step of the process, and this is a machine-paced process.• Step 1: 25 minutes per unit• Step 2: 15 minutes per unit• Step 3: 30 minutes per unit• Step 4: 20 minutes per unitAssuming that the process starts out empty, how long will it take (in hours) to completea batch of 105 units?

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. Consider a four-step serial process with processing times given in the following list.
There is one machine at each step of the process, and this is a machine-paced process.
• Step 1: 25 minutes per unit
• Step 2: 15 minutes per unit
• Step 3: 30 minutes per unit
• Step 4: 20 minutes per unit
Assuming that the process starts out empty, how long will it take (in hours) to complete
a batch of 105 units?

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