The Following Data Contains Task Completion Times, in Minutes, Categorized

question 29

Essay

The following data contains task completion times, in minutes, categorized according to the gender of the
machine operator and the machine used. The ANOVA results lead us to conclude that the completion times are not affected by an interaction between
machine and gender, and the times are not affected by gender, but they are affected by the machine. Change the
table entries so that there is no effect from the interaction between machine and gender, there is no effect from
the machine used, and there is no effect from the gender of the operator.

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Definitions:

Allocation Base

A measure or quantity, such as labor hours or machine hours, used to assign costs to activities or objects.

Machine Hours

A measure of the total time machines are operational within a specific period, often used in activity-based costing or allocation.

Factory Overhead Rate

A calculation used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of production, based on a certain base such as labor hours or machine hours.

Machine Hours

A measure of production time, tracking the total hours that machinery is in operation during the manufacturing process.