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22) Suppose that the allowance factor for a job is 0.10, and the normal time is 5 hours. What is the standard time? A) 5.6 hours B) 50.0 hours C) 4.9 hours D) 5.1 hours E) 4.5 hours 23) Labor standards are defined as the: A) preset activities required to perform a job. B) amount of space required by a specific crew to perform the job. C) standard set of procedures to perform the job. D) standard labor agreements. E) amount of time required to perform a job or part of a job. 24) Labor standards can help to determine which of the following? A) labor content of a product B) staffing needs C) incentive plans D) efficiency E) all of the above 25) Labor standards were pioneered by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and: A) Frederick Taylor. B) Eli Whitney. C) Henry Ford. D) Alan Smith. E) GE. 26) Which of the following is not a method used to set labor standards? A) historical experience B) time studies C) predetermined time standards D) work sampling E) government laws and regulations 27) Normal time for a stopwatch study is equal to which of the following? A) Average observed time × Performance rating factor B) Average observed time + Performance rating factor C) Average observed time / Performance rating factor D) Average observed time – Performance rating factor E) Performance rating factor / Average observed time 28) Suppose that the allowance factor for a job is 0.5 and the normal time is 5 hours. What is the standard time? A) 5 hours B) 2.5 hours C) 10 hours D) 7.5 hours E) cannot determine with the given information 29) A worker completed a task 10 times during a period in which a typical trained employee completes the task 8 times. What is the worker’s performance rating? A) 125% B) 150% C) 100% D) 112.5% E) cannot be determined with the given information 30) Which of the following is NOT a use of labor standards? A) labor content of items produced B) cost and time estimates prior to production C) crew size and work balance D) basis of wage-incentive plans E) All of the above are uses of labor standards. 31) Which of the following techniques may NOT provide reliable and accurate labor standards? A) historical experience B) methods time measurement (MTM) C) time studies D) work sampling E) predetermined time standards