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Question 71

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Which of the following is not an advantage of time-based pay systems?

A)  labor cost stability
B)  incentives to increase output
C)  ease of administration
D)  stability of output
E)  ease of pay computations

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Question 72

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A major advantage of job specialization in business is increased:

A)  motivation.
B)  opportunity for advancement.
C)  opportunity for self-fulfillment.
D)  productivity.
E)  job enrichment.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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The quickest, most effective way to improve an employee's job satisfaction is to increase his or her compensation.

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

A methods and measurement analyst wants to develop a time standard for a certain task. In a preliminary study, he observed one worker perform the task six times with an average observed time of 20 seconds and a standard deviation of two seconds. What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 20 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 25 percent of the workday is used?

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: $\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 99 & 87 & 90 & 81 & 93 & 90 \\\hline\end{array}$ What is the normal time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average?

In a stopwatch time study, adjusting the normal time by an allowance factor for normal delays and interruptions results in the:

Work sampling provides a detailed elemental breakdown of a task for purposes of establishing reliable time standards.

Methods analysis is more likely to lead to a relatively easy and successful implementation of an improved method if workers have been consulted throughout the process than if the analyst assumed sole responsibility for the development of the improved method.