Only Roses Flower Shop currently operates 7 days per week. The staffing needs for each day are shown in the following table. Each of the employees must have two consecutive days off in a week. (Since Monday is used as the first day of the pay week, an employee cannot be off on both Sunday and Monday.) What is the minimum number of employees that needs to be hired?
Days of Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Staff Need 2 3 4 4 5 4 6
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
e) 9
Answer: b) 6
Solution: need 6 on Sunday; a schedule can then be further developed to cover all other days