The Owner of Kat Motel Wants to Develop a Time

question 126

Multiple Choice

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 99 & 87 & 90 & 81 & 93 & 90 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What is the normal time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average?

• A) 45 seconds
• B) 60 seconds
• C) 90 seconds
• D) 135 seconds
• E) 180 seconds

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Definitions:

Task Identity

The worker's perception of the meaningfulness of a job, often based upon the worker’s permission to start a job and see it through to completion.

Autonomy

The right or condition of self-government, or in a personal context, the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

Feedback

Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement.

Hierarchy of Needs

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that categorizes human needs into five levels, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.