An Industrial Engineer Is Conducting a Time Study for a Work

question 35

Multiple Choice

An industrial engineer is conducting a time study for a work element.The select time is 7.5 minutes,and the sample standard deviation of the observed time is one minute.What is the appropriate sample size if the estimate is to be 3 percent of the true average time 95 percent of the time?

• A) Fewer than or equal to 70
• B) Greater than 70 but fewer than or equal to 80
• C) Greater than 80 but fewer than or equal to 90
• D) Greater than 90

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