A job has an observed cycle time of four minutes, a performance rating of 80 percent, and an allowance that is 20 percent of job time. Normal time for the job in minutes is:
A) 3.20.
B) 3.84.
C) 4.00.
D) 4.80.
E) 5.00.

Question

A job has an observed cycle time of four minutes, a performance rating of 80 percent, and an allowance that is 20 percent of job time. Normal time for the job in minutes is:
A) 3.20.
B) 3.84.
C) 4.00.
D) 4.80.
E) 5.00.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Normal time = Observed time * Performance rating / (1 - Allowance)= 4 * 0.8 / (1 - 0.2)= 4 * 0.8 / 0.8= 4 minutes

A Job Has an Observed Cycle Time of Four Minutes