Question 1186372
Here's an analysis of your employee assignments to optimize and maximize working capacity:

**First Situation: Minimizing Preparation Time**

*   **Napkin Folding:** To minimize the total time spent folding napkins, assign the two fastest employees.  Sanji (2 minutes/table) and Carne (3 minutes/table) should fold napkins.

*   **Table Setting:** To minimize the total time spent setting tables, assign the two fastest employees. Luffy (3 minutes/table) and Sanji (4 minutes/table) should set tables.

**Second Situation: Parallel Work and Fastest Completion**

Here, we want to minimize the *longest* task completion time, as that determines when the *entire* task (either tables or napkins) is finished.  We need to balance the workload.

*   **Table Setting:**
    *   Luffy and Sanji are still your best bet for table setting.
    *   Combined setting time: (45 tables) / (1 table/3 min + 1 table/4 min) = 45 / (7/12) ≈ 77.14 minutes

*   **Napkin Folding:**
    *   Sanji and Carne are still your best bet for napkin folding.
    *   Combined folding time: (45 tables) / (1 table/2 min + 1 table/3 min) = 45 / (5/6) ≈ 54 minutes

Since the table setting takes longer (approximately 77.14 minutes) all the tables will be set in approximately 77.14 minutes. The napkin folding will be done in 54 minutes, so all the napkins will be folded in approximately 54 minutes.

**Summary:**

*   **First Situation:**
    *   Napkins: Sanji & Carne
    *   Tables: Luffy & Sanji

*   **Second Situation:**
    *   Tables: Luffy & Sanji (approx. 77.14 minutes)
    *   Napkins: Sanji & Carne (approx. 54 minutes)