5) Ruttles Circuit Company manufactures circuit boards for other firms. Management is attempting to search for ways to reduce manufacturing labor costs and has received a proposal from a consulting company to rearrange the production floor next year. Using the information below regarding current operations and the new proposal, which of the following decisions should management accept? Currently Proposed 3 Required machine operators Materials-handling workers Employee average pay Hours worked 4 1.50 1.50 $10 per hour $12 per hour 2,100 per employee 2,000 A) Do not change the production floor. B) Rearrange the production floor. C) Either, because it makes no difference to the employees. D) It doesn't matter because the costs incurred will remain the same.
5) Ruttles Circuit Company manufactures circuit boards for other firms. Management is attempting to search for ways to reduce manufacturing labor costs and has received a proposal from a consulting company to rearrange the production floor next year. Using the information below regarding current operations and the new proposal, which of the following decisions should management accept? Currently Proposed 3 Required machine operators Materials-handling workers Employee average pay Hours worked 4 1.50 1.50 $10 per hour $12 per hour 2,100 per employee 2,000 A) Do not change the production floor. B) Rearrange the production floor. C) Either, because it makes no difference to the employees. D) It doesn't matter because the costs incurred will remain the same.
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![5) Ruttles Circuit Company manufactures circuit boards for other firms. Management is attempting to
search for ways to reduce manufacturing labor costs and has received a proposal from a consulting
company to rearrange the production floor next year. Using the information below regarding current
operations and the new proposal, which of the following decisions should management accept?
Currently
Proposed
Required machine operators
Materials-handling workers
Employee average pay
Hours worked per employee
4
3
1.50
1.50
$10 per hour $12 per hour
2,100
2,000
A) Do not change the production floor.
B) Rearrange the production floor.
C) Either, because it makes no difference to the employees.
D) It doesn't matter because the costs incurred will remain the same.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F379ae99d-aeb5-4c78-8115-4b2ca543ee43%2Fbd118394-e9f0-4a13-b830-d035726b1e24%2F6dignc4_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:5) Ruttles Circuit Company manufactures circuit boards for other firms. Management is attempting to
search for ways to reduce manufacturing labor costs and has received a proposal from a consulting
company to rearrange the production floor next year. Using the information below regarding current
operations and the new proposal, which of the following decisions should management accept?
Currently
Proposed
Required machine operators
Materials-handling workers
Employee average pay
Hours worked per employee
4
3
1.50
1.50
$10 per hour $12 per hour
2,100
2,000
A) Do not change the production floor.
B) Rearrange the production floor.
C) Either, because it makes no difference to the employees.
D) It doesn't matter because the costs incurred will remain the same.
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