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1 Which of the following involves giving workers responsibilities for planning and coordinating tasks?
INCORRECT
A) job expansion

B) job enrichment

C) job enlargement

D) job refinement
2 CORRECT OSHA is concerned with:

A) worker compensation.

B) worker safety.

C) union issues.

D) treating workers fairly.

3 CORRECT Job rotation and job enlargement are most likely to occur as a part of:

A) process selection.

B) methods analysis.

C) job design.

D) motion study.
4 CORRECT The technique most known for its use of a stopwatch is:

A) work sampling.

B) time study.

C) methods analysis.

D) motion study.
5 CORRECT The term "therblig" refers to:

A) stopwatch reading.

B) process delay.

C) basic elemental motion.

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D) fraction (.06) of a minute.
6 CORRECT Therbligs are most closely related to:

A) time study.

B) motion study.

C) methods analysis.

D) worker safety.
7 An analyst who wanted to estimate the percentage of time a machine is idle would probably use this method:
INCORRECT
A) work sampling.

B) time study.

C) predetermined time standards.

D) methods analysis.
8 CORRECT An analyst who wanted to estimate the proportion of time a worker is involved in a certain activity would use probably use this method:

A) work sampling.

B) time study.

C) predetermined time standards.

D) methods analysis.
9 A standard time is equal to the normal time adjusted for the:
INCORRECT
A) performance rating.

B) allowance factor.

C) learning effect.

D) cost-of-living index.

E) time in rank.

10 Which of the following is generally not true of work sampling?

INCORRECT
A) There is little or no disruption of work.

B) Workers tend to be resentful because it is less accurate than time study.

C) It is not well suited for short tasks.

D) There is less detail about the job than with time study.
11 Which of the following is generally not true of time study?
CORRECT
A) Careful monitoring of times is required.

B) Only one or a few observations are needed.

C) There is more detail about a job than with work sampling.

D) It is more costly than work sampling.

12 A worker performing a particular task was timed doing this task four times as follows: 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 25 seconds, 55 seconds. The analyst conducting this
CORRECT study rated the worker at 1.28. Therefore, the normal time that would result from this analysis would be __________ seconds.
A) 37.85

B) 38.75

C) 46.90

D) 49.60
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INCORRECT A worker performing a particular task was timed doing this task four times as follows: 30 seconds, 35 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds. The analyst conducting this
study rated the worker at 0.95. Using a 10 percent job time allowance, the standard time estimate that would result from this analysis would be __________ seconds.
A) 28.50

B) 25.80

C) 30.00

D) 31.35
14 An analyst is attempting to determine the percentage of time a particular productive resource is idle. The analyst would like her determination to be 95 percent likely
CORRECT to be within 6 percent of the actual percentage. What sample size (approximately) should she use?
A) 164

B) 223

C) 267

D) 323
15 Rewarding workers who work to increase their skill levels is an example of __________-based pay.
CORRECT
A) time

B) output

C) knowledge

D) input

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