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    The document discusses work measurement and presents 4 practice problems involving calculating normal time and standard time. Normal time is the average time taken by a typical worker to complete a task, accounting for their rating. Standard time is the time allowed to complete the task, accounting for allowances like fatigue or delays. The problems provide observations of task completion times and worker ratings to calculate normal and standard times.

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    The document discusses work measurement and presents 4 practice problems involving calculating normal time and standard time. Normal time is the average time taken by a typical worker to complete a task, accounting for their rating. Standard time is the time allowed to complete the task, accounting for allowances like fatigue or delays. The problems provide observations of task completion times and worker ratings to calculate normal and standard times.

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    The document discusses work measurement and presents 4 practice problems involving calculating normal time and standard time. Normal time is the average time taken by a typical worker to complete a task, accounting for their rating. Standard time is the time allowed to complete the task, accounting for allowances like fatigue or delays. The problems provide observations of task completion times and worker ratings to calculate normal and standard times.

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    Practice Problems: Work Measurement

    Problem 1:

    Carolyn Barrett, a marketing surveyor, takes an average of 10 minutes to complete a


    particular questionnaire. Carolyn’s performance rating (pace) is 110% and there is an
    allowance of 15%.
    What is the Normal time for completing this questionnaire?
    What is the Standard time for completing this questionnaire?
    Answer:
    Normal time  (total time)(%working on this task)(rating)/(number of units produced)

     (10)(1.00)(1.10)/1  11 minutes
    Total Normal time 11 11
    Standard time     12.9 minutes
    1-Allowance factor 1  0.15 .85

    Problem 2:

    Tom Leonard, of Leonard, Spitz, and Wareham, takes 3 hours and 25 minutes to write
    an end of month report. Tom is rated at 95% (work pace is 95%) and the office has a
    personal time allowance of 8%. There is no delay time or fatigue time.
    What is the Normal time for writing an end of month report?
    What is the Standard time for writing an end of month report?
    Answer:
    Normal time  (total time)(%working on this task)(rating)/(number of units produced)

     (205 minutes)(1.00)(0.95)/1  194.75 minutes


    Total Normal time 194.75 194.75
    Standard time     211.68 minutes
    1-Allowance factor 1  0.08 .92

    Problem 3:

    The two steps in preparing chocolate candy bars are molding and packaging. Personal
    fatigue and delay allowances are set at 15%. The molding machine operator is rated at
    110% and the packer is rated at 80%. Observed times per batch are given below.

    1
    Observed Time in Minutes

    Task 1 2 3 4

    Molding 26 30 29 31

    Packing 45 50 35 30

    Determine the Normal and standard times for both tasks.

    Answer:

    Observed Times in Minutes

    Task 1 2 3 4

    Molding 26 30 29 31

    Packing 45 50 35 30

    For Molding:
    Average for the actual Molding cycle  29 minutes per batch
    Normal time  (total time)(% working)(rating)/(number of units produced)
     (29)(1.00)(1.10) /1  31.9 minutes per batch
    Standard time  (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)
     31.90 /(1  0.15)  37.5 minutes per batch

    For Packing:
    Average actual Packing time = 40 minutes
    Normal time  (total time)(%working)(rating)/(number of units produced)
     (40)(1.00)(.80)  32 minutes per batch
    Standard time  (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)
     (32)/(1  0.15)  37.6 minutes

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    Problem 4:

    A work-study sample of a manufacturing activity conducted over a 40-hour period


    shows that a worker with an 85% rating produced 12 parts. The worker’s idle time
    was 10% and the allowance factor was 12%

    Find the Normal and Standard time for this activity.


    Answer: Average actual time = 40 hours
    Normal time  (total time)(%working)(rating)/(number of units produced)
     (40hrs)(0.90)(0.85)/(12)  2.55 hours per part
    Standard time  (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)
     2.55/ 0.88  2.90 hours per part

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