A Methods and Measurements Analyst for Digital Devices Needs to Develop

question 42

Multiple Choice

A methods and measurements analyst for Digital Devices needs to develop a time standard for the task of assembling a computer mouse. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times with the following results: $$\begin{array} { l r r r r r r } \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Time (seconds) } & 46 & 38 & 40 & 34 & 42 & 40\end{array}$$ What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 20 percent faster pace than average and an allowance of 25 percent of job time is used?

• A) 40 seconds
• B) 50 seconds
• C) 53.3 seconds
• D) 60 seconds
• E) 64 seconds

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