An analysis of a laboratory activity resulted in the first table below. After this analysis, the managers determinedthattheirelementdescriptionswerenotas accurate as theyshouldhavebeen–theyhad left out an element, underestimated a distance, and understated the need for accuracy. They revised the table of element data, which appears in the second table. Original Activity: Pouring tube specimen Element description Element code TMU Get tube from rack AA2 35 Get stopper, place on counter AA2 35 Get centrifuge, place at sample tube AD2 45 Pour (3 sec.) PT 83 Place tubes in rack (simo) PC2 40 Revised Activity: Pouring tube specimen Element description Element code TMU Get tube from rack AC3 70 Get stopper, place on counter AA2 35 Get centrifuge, place at sample tube AD2 45 Pour (3 sec.) PT 83 Get stopper, place on tube AC1 40 Place tubes in rack (simo) PC2 40 1. Calculate the total standard minutes for the original activity pouring tube specimen. 2. Calculate the total standard minutes for the revised activity pouring tube specimen. 3. What is the increase, in seconds, from the first version to the second?

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An analysis of a laboratory activity resulted in the first table below. After this analysis, the managers determinedthattheirelementdescriptionswerenotas accurate as theyshouldhavebeen–theyhad left out an element, underestimated a distance, and understated the need for accuracy. They revised the table of element data, which appears in the second table.
Original Activity: Pouring tube specimen
Element description
Element code
TMU
Get tube from rack
AA2
35
Get stopper, place on counter
AA2
35
Get centrifuge, place at sample tube
AD2
45
Pour (3 sec.)
PT
83
Place tubes in rack (simo)
PC2
40
Revised Activity: Pouring tube specimen
Element description
Element code
TMU
Get tube from rack
AC3
70
Get stopper, place on counter
AA2
35
Get centrifuge, place at sample tube
AD2
45
Pour (3 sec.)
PT
83
Get stopper, place on tube
AC1
40
Place tubes in rack (simo)
PC2
40
1. Calculate the total standard minutes for the original activity pouring tube specimen.
2. Calculate the total standard minutes for the revised activity pouring tube specimen.
3. What is the increase, in seconds, from the first version to the second?