Question 1

How confident can the manager be that the true proportion of time spent mowing is between .45 and .55?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent
B)  95 percent
C)  95.5 percent
D)  99 percent
E)  99.7 percentF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Which sample proportion will require the largest number of work sampling observations?

Accepted Answer

A)  .05
B)  .25
C)  .50
D)  .75
E)  .95F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The design of work systems, because objective standards are used, avoids most ethical issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A work sampling study of kitchen help is to be designed.The study will be conducted over a nine-day period.The kitchen help works a seven-hour shift.Determine the day, hour, and minute of five observations using the random digits listed below.

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Question 5

A behavioral approach to job design which increases responsibility for planning and coordinating tasks is job:

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A)  enlargement
B)  rotation
C)  enrichment
D)  involvement
E)  enhancementF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

One form of long term team that is increasingly being used, especially in lean production settings, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality circle
B)  Product Design
C)  Self-directed
D)  Self-improvement
E)  MandatoryF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

A major advantage of job specialization in business is increased _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motivation
B)  opportunity for advancement
C)  opportunity for self-fulfillment
D)  productivity
E)  job enrichmentF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

What is the standard time (ST)  for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average and an allowance of 25% of job time is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 seconds
B)  50 seconds
C)  53.3 seconds
D)  60 seconds
E)  64 secondsF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

What number of observations would be required in a time study in order to obtain a 95 percent confidence that the average time observed was no more than 0.6 minutes from the true mean, assuming a standard deviation of cycle time of 1.8 minutes?

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Question 10

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is a regulatory burden that has been proven to have little impact on the safety and welfare of workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following most closely describes job enlargement?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal loading
B)  increasing the level of responsibility associated with a job
C)  transferring workers through a series of jobs to increase their scope of experience
D)  increasing the amount of workspace assigned to a worker
E)  assigning two jobs to the same workerF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

How many observations should be made if she wants to be 0.8664 confident that the maximum error in the observed time is 0.5 second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is 4 seconds.

Accepted Answer

A)  10
B)  12
C)  120
D)  144
E)  169F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Predetermined time standards are usually based on observing one very efficient worker performing the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Knowledge-based pay systems" pay higher wages or salaries to workers who have completed college than to those who just finished high school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the normal time (NT)  for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 seconds
B)  32 seconds
C)  40 seconds
D)  48 seconds
E)  200 secondsF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Predetermined time standards use historical data from a company's own files.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the standard time (ST)  for this task if the bartender worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average, and an allowance of twenty percent of the workday is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  112.5 seconds
B)  120 seconds
C)  135 seconds
D)  144 seconds
E)  150 secondsF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

One potential disadvantage of "self-directed teams" is higher training costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Methods analysis cannot be done for new jobs (ones that do not yet exist) since it requires observation of the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

For a confidence level of 86.64%, what is the maximum error of the estimate for activity B?

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Exam 7: Work Design and Measurement

"Knowledge-based pay systems" pay higher wages or salaries to workers who have completed college than to those who just finished high school.

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Predetermined time standards are usually based on observing one very efficient worker performing the task.

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A major advantage of job specialization in business is increased _________.

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What is the standard time (ST) for this task if the bartender worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average, and an allowance of twenty percent of the workday is used?

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The design of work systems, because objective standards are used, avoids most ethical issues.

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How confident can the manager be that the true proportion of time spent mowing is between .45 and .55?

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is a regulatory burden that has been proven to have little impact on the safety and welfare of workers.

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A work sampling study of kitchen help is to be designed.The study will be conducted over a nine-day period.The kitchen help works a seven-hour shift.Determine the day, hour, and minute of five observations using the random digits listed below.

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What number of observations would be required in a time study in order to obtain a 95 percent confidence that the average time observed was no more than 0.6 minutes from the true mean, assuming a standard deviation of cycle time of 1.8 minutes?

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Which of the following most closely describes job enlargement?

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Which sample proportion will require the largest number of work sampling observations?

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Predetermined time standards use historical data from a company's own files.

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One form of long term team that is increasingly being used, especially in lean production settings, is:

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What is the normal time (NT) for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average?

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How many observations should be made if she wants to be 0.8664 confident that the maximum error in the observed time is 0.5 second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is 4 seconds.

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One potential disadvantage of "self-directed teams" is higher training costs.

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For a confidence level of 86.64%, what is the maximum error of the estimate for activity B?

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What is the standard time (ST) for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average and an allowance of 25% of job time is used?

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Methods analysis cannot be done for new jobs (ones that do not yet exist) since it requires observation of the process.

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A behavioral approach to job design which increases responsibility for planning and coordinating tasks is job:

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