The owner of Touchdown Sports Bar wants to develop a time standard for the task of mixing a specialty cocktail.In a preliminary study,he observed one of his bartenders perform this task seven times with an average of 90 seconds and a standard deviation of 5 seconds. What is the normal time (NT)for this task if the bartender worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average?
A)75 seconds
B)90 seconds
C)108 seconds
D)110 seconds
E)112.5 seconds

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First, we need to find the average time for the bartender to mix the cocktail at the standard pace:
NT = average time + 2*(standard deviation) = 90 + 2*(5) = 100 seconds
Then, we can find the time for the bartender to mix the cocktail at a 20% faster pace:
NT_new = NT * (1-0.2) = 100 * 0.8 = 80 seconds
Therefore, the normal time for the task at a 20% faster pace is 80 seconds. However, this is not one of the answer choices. The answer choice that is closest to 80 seconds is C, which is 108 seconds. This is the best choice as it is the closest to the calculated NT_new value.

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