Management Is Considering a Bonus System to Increase Production

question 51

Multiple Choice

Management is considering a bonus system to increase production. One suggestion is to pay a bonus on the highest 5% of production based on past experience. Past records indicate that an average of 4,000 units of a small assembly is produced during a week. The distribution of the weekly production is approximately normally distributed with a standard deviation of 60 units. If the bonus is paid on the upper 5% of production,the bonus will be paid on how many units or more?

• A)6,255
• B)5,120
• C)3,196
• D)4,099

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