1.

A hotel housekeeper was observed five times on each of four task elements shown in
the following table.

  OBSERVATION IN MINUTES  

ELEMENT 1 2 3 4 5 PR %

Check Minibar .44 .50 .43 .45 .48 90%

Make bed 1.50 1.54 1.47 1.51 1.49 85%

Vacuum Floor 0.84 0.89 0.77 0.83 0.85 110%

Clean Bath 1.10 1.14 1.08 1.20 1.16 100%

Compute the Mean Time for each element and the OT, NT, ST, given an allowance job
time of 15%

ELEMENT OT NT ST

Check minibar (0.44 + 0.50 + 0.43 + 0.46 * 90% = 0.41 0.41 * (1 + 0.15) =
0.45 + 0.48) / 5 = 0.46 0.48

Make bed (1.50 + 1.54 + 1.47 + 1.50 * 85% = 1.28 1.28 * (1 + 0.15) =
1.51 + 1.49) / 5 = 1.50 1.47

Vacuum floor (0.84 + 0.89 + 0.77 + 0.84 * 110% = 0.92 0.92 * (1 + 0.15) =
0.83 + 0.85) / 5 = 0.84 1.06

Clean bath (1.10 + 1.14 + 1.08 + 1.14 * 100% = 1.14 1.14 * (1 + 0.15) =
1.20 + 1.16) / 5 = 1.14 1.31

 
Problem 2. Given the table below,
Compute for the OT, NT and ST assuming and allowance factor of 15% of job time.

Elements PR 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 110% 1.20 1.17 1.16 1.22 1.24 1.15

2 115% 0.83 0.87 0.78 0.82 0.85 1.32*

3 105% 0.58 0.53 0.52 0.59 0.60 0.54

*Unusual delay, disregard time.

Elements OT NT ST

1 (1.20 + 1.17 + 1.16 1.19 * 110% = 1.31 1.31 * (1 + 0.15) =

+ 1.22 + 1.24 + 1.51
1.15) / 6 = 1.19

2 (0.83 + 0.87 + 0.78 0.83 * 115% = 0.95 0.95 * (1 + 0.15) =

+ 0.82 + 0.85) / 5 = 1.10
0.83

3 (0.58 + 0.53 + 0.52 0.56 * 105% = 0.59 0.59 * (1 + 0.15) =

+ 0.59 + 0.60 + 0.68
0.54) / 6 = 0.56

How many observations would be needed to estimate the mean time for element
2 within 1% of its true value with 95% level of confidence?
TIME MEAN SQ DIFFERENCE
0.83 0.83 0
0.87 0.83 0.87 – 0.83 = 0.042 = 0.0016
0.78 0.83 0.78 – 0.83 = -0.052 = 0.0025
0.82 0.83 0.82 – 0.83 = -0.012 = 0.0001
0.85 0.83 0.85 – 0.83 = 0.022 = 0.0004
TOTAL 0.0046

AF = 1% or 0.01
Level of confidence = 95% = 1.96
Standard deviation = √0.0046 / 5 = 0.03
n = (zs/a*xbar)2
n = ((1.96 * 0.03) / (0.01 * 0.83))2
n = 50.18 or 51 observations