The Dubuque Cement Company packs 80-pound bags of concrete mix. Time-study data for the filling activity are shown in the following
table. Because of the high physical demands of the job, the company's policy is a 25% allowance for workers. (Round all intermediate
calculations to two decimal places before proceeding with further calculations.)
Element
Grasp and place bag
Fill bag
Seal bag
Place bag on conveyor
Performance
Rating
110%
80%
105%
85%
1
8
37
16
8
Observation (seconds)
2
8
42
17
6
3
9
38
12
9
Bag breaks open; included as delay in the allowance factor
A Conveyor jams; included as delay in the allowance factor
a) The standard time for this process = seconds (round your response to two decimal places).
4
12
34
20
30^
5
8
114
18
34