As Part of Its Quality-Improvement Program a Company Is Conducting

question 5

Multiple Choice

As part of its quality-improvement program a company is conducting a time study for a particular job. The time study encompassed 10 job cycles, and the results include the following cumulative times and performance rating factors for each element. An allowance factor of 16% is assumed. The normal cycle time for this job would be

• A) 1.809 minutes.
• B) 2.098 minutes.
• C) 1.530 minutes.
• D) 2.233 minutes.

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Definitions:

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.

Decibels

A unit of measurement for the intensity of sound, reflecting the relative loudness of sounds as perceived by the human ear.

Synesthesia

A condition in which one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses, such as when seeing sound as colors.

Distal Stimulation

The occurrence of stimuli in the external environment that interact with our sensory organs, leading to perception.