Based on Data from a Work-Sampling Study, an Office Worker

question 16

Essay

Based on data from a work-sampling study, an office worker spends 21.5 percent of his time filing. Over the work-sampling period, he was idle 12 percent of the time. If the worker filed 420 items in a 40-hour workweek while performing other activities, and if his performance rating factor for filing was 0.95, determine the standard time, in minutes, he took to file an item.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Variances

Differences between the actual costs and standard (expected) costs incurred during production, which can be categorized into material, labor, and overhead variances.

Incremental Analysis

The process of identifying the financial data that changes under alternative courses of action, used for decision-making in business.

Financial Data

Numeric information related to the financial performance, position, and cash flows of a business.

Alternative Courses of Action

Different strategies or options considered by decision-makers to achieve a goal or solve a problem.