Chapter 10, Problem 3CS

Summary Introduction

Case summary:

Person K is the vice-president of operations at Company J, which received a request for quote of supplying 400 units per week. The employee must be permitted to perform the task 17 times. The actual times observed were given below:

Number	Actual time (minutes)
1	2.05
2	1.92
3	2.01
4	1.89
5	1.77
6	1.8
7	1.86
8	1.83
9	1.93
10	1.96
11	1.95
12	2.05
13	1.79
14	1.82
15	1.85
16	1.85
17	1.99

Performance rating is 115%, fatigue allowance is given as 8%, personal allowance is 6%, and delay allowance is 2%. Workday hour is 7.5 hours and the operators would be paid $12.50 per hour for 8 hours.

To determine: The number of units to be produced in a workstation per day.