A Methods and Measurements Analyst needs to develop a time standard for a certain task. The task involves use of a ruler, square, and portable electric saw to mark and cut the "notch" in a rafter (a standard carpentry task of home construction). In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers performing this task five times. The observations were made in an air-conditioned, well-lit training facility, at ground level, with all tools and equipment clean and readily available. Observation: 1 2 3 4 5 Task time (seconds): 82 74 80 88 76 (a) What is the actual average time for this task? (b) What is the normal time for this task if the employee worked at a 10% faster pace than is typical for adequately trained workers? (c) What is standard time for this task if allowances sum to 12%? (d) If the analyst then thought more carefully about his experiment and decided that the allowances needed to be increased to match the real (outside, not air-conditioned) work environment, and that the proper allowance was not 12% but 20%, what is the revised standard time?
A Methods and Measurements Analyst needs to develop a time standard for a certain task. The task involves use of a ruler, square, and portable electric saw to mark and cut the "notch" in a rafter (a standard carpentry task of home construction). In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers performing this task five times. The observations were made in an air-conditioned, well-lit training facility, at ground level, with all tools and equipment clean and readily available.
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(a) What is the actual average time for this task?
(b) What is the normal time for this task if the employee worked at a 10% faster pace than is typical for adequately trained workers?
(c) What is standard time for this task if allowances sum to 12%?
(d) If the analyst then thought more carefully about his experiment and decided that the allowances needed to be increased to match the real (outside, not air-conditioned) work environment, and that the proper allowance was not 12% but 20%, what is the revised standard time?
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