The gentleman farmer recorded the time it took to feed and water his chickens and collect eggs each morning. He has done this several times, so he assigns himself a rating of 1.15. The allowance factor for this endeavor is 5%. What is the normal time for this job element?
A) 6.3 minutes
B) 7.6 minutes
C) 6.9 minutes
D) 6.0 minutes

Question

The gentleman farmer recorded the time it took to feed and water his chickens and collect eggs each morning. He has done this several times, so he assigns himself a rating of 1.15. The allowance factor for this endeavor is 5%. What is the normal time for this job element? 
A) 6.3 minutes 
B) 7.6 minutes 
C) 6.9 minutes 
D) 6.0 minutes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the normal time, we divide the recorded time by the rating:

Normal Time = Recorded Time / Rating

Since the rating is 1.15, the normal time would be:

Normal Time = Recorded Time / 1.15

The allowance factor is 5%, so we need to adjust the normal time by adding 5% of the normal time to get the standard time:

Standard Time = Normal Time + (5% of Normal Time)

Standard Time = (Recorded Time / 1.15) + (0.05 * Recorded Time / 1.15)

Standard Time = Recorded Time * (1.05 / 1.15)

We are not given the recorded time, so we cannot calculate the standard time exactly. However, we can use the answer choices to estimate the recorded time.

The closest choice to the calculated standard time is C, which is 6.9 minutes. Therefore, the best choice is C.

The Gentleman Farmer Recorded the Time It Took to Feed