PROBABILITY AND ADVANCED STATISTICS (5)
How many different outcomes can occur when a
1. I. One college student read seven books. II. The
college median is equal to the high school
median. III. The mean is greater than the median
in both groups.
I, II, and III
2. The table on the left shows the joint probability
distribution between two random variables - X
and Y; and the table on the right shows the joint
probability distribution between two random
variables - A and B. Which of the following
statements are true?
I. X and Y are independent random
variables
II. A and B are independent random
variables
I only
3. The four major golf tournaments are the
Master's, PGA, U.S. Open, and British Open. The
dotplot below shows how many of these
tournaments Tiger Woods won in the first
decade of his professional career. Which of the
following statements is true?
The distribution is left-skewed.
4. An urn contains 6 red marbles and 4 black
marbles. Two marbles are drawn without
replacement from the urn. What is the
probability that both of the marbles are black?
2/15
5.
coin is flipped 4 times?
16
6. In one state, 52% of the voters are Republicans,
and 48% are Democrats. In a second state, 47%
of the voters are Republicans, and 53% are
Democrats. Suppose a simple random sample of
100 voters is surveyed from each state. What is
the probability that the survey will show a
greater percentage of Republican voters in the
second state than in the first state?
0.24
7. Each year, a national achievement test is
administered to 3rd graders. The test has a mean
score of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. If
Jane's z-score is 1.20, what was her score on the
test?
118
8. Five-card stud is a poker game, in which a player
is dealt 5 cards from an ordinary deck of 52
playing cards. How many distinct poker hands
could be dealt?
2598960
9. How many different ways can you arrange the
letters X, Y, and Z?
6 15. A coin is tossed three times. What is the
10. In a recent little league softball game, each
player went to bat 4 times. The number of hits
made by each player is described by the
following probability distribution.
What is the mean of the probability distribution?
2
11. Below, the cumulative frequency plot shows
height (in inches) of college basketball players.
6 inches
12. Suppose X and Y are independent random
variables. The variance of X is equal to 16; and
the variance of Y is equal to 9. Let Z = X - Y. What
is the standard deviation of Z?
5
13. The table at the right shows the joint probability
distribution between two random variables - X
and Y. (In a joint probability distribution table,
numbers in the cells of the table represent the
probability that particular values of X and Y
occur together.) What is the mean of the sum of
X and Y?
4.7
14. A batch of computer chips includes two that are
defective and four that are acceptable. If two of
these chips are randomly selected without
replacement, find the probability that both are
defective.
0.067
probability that it lands on heads exactly one
time?
0.375
16. Suppose we randomly select 5 cards without
replacement from an ordinary deck of playing
cards. What is the probability of getting exactly 2
red cards (i.e., hearts or diamonds)?
0.32513
17. What is the probability that 4 or more adults
reside at a randomly selected home?
0.1.
18. A weatherman records the high temperature in
Norfolk, Va. for each of the first 7 days of the
year. The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit)
are 51, 49, 41, 53, 54, 68, 48. Over that time
 period, which of the following statements is analysis period, the output is measured with the probability of selecting a man or someone
true? random sampling on 50 consecutive days, and ticketed for speeding.
I. The mean is 51 the mean output is found to be 871 tons/day. 0.8621
II. The mean is 52 With a 95 percent confidence level, determine if
III. The median is 53 the plant is operating properly. 28. A public opinion survey explored the relationship
IV. The median is 54 There is at least 95 percent probability that the between age and support for increasing the
II only plant is not operating properly. minimum wage. The results are summarized in
the two-way table to the right. In the 21 to 40
19. The dotplot below shows the number of 23. Suppose a die is tossed 5 times. What is the age group, what percentage supports increasing
televisions owned by each family on a city block. probability of getting exactly 2 fours? the minimum wage?
Which of the following statements is true? 0.16

24. The required probability that a two-stage rocket

will perform successfully is 0.97. The reliability
for the first stage is 0.99. The reliabilities of the
two stages are independent. What must be the
reliability for the second stage?
0.98
The distribution is right-skewed with no
outliers. 25. Consider the boxplot below. Which of the
following statements are true? 0.5
20. The Acme Battery Company has developed a
new cell phone battery. On average, the battery 29. If a computer randomly generates the last digit
lasts 60 minutes on a single charge. The standard of a telephone number, find the probability that
deviation is 4 minutes. Suppose the is odd or less than 4.
manufacturing department runs a quality control 0.70
test. They randomly select 7 batteries. The
standard deviation of the selected batteries is 6 The median is about 10. 30. The average salary for an employee at Acme
minutes. What would be the chi-square statistic Corporation is $30,000 per year, with a variance
represented by this test? 26. Consider the boxplot below. of 4,000,000. This year, management awards the
13.5 following bonuses to every employee; 1. A
Christmas bonus of $500, 2. An incentive bonus
21. Four friends take an IQ test. Their scores are 96, equal to 10 percent of the employee's salary.
100, 106, 114. Which of the following What is the standard deviation of employee
statements is true? bonuses?
Which of the following statements are true? 200
I. The distribution is skewed right
I. The mean is 103
II. The mean is 104. II. The interquartile range is about 8 31. The stemplot below shows the golf scores in a
III. The median is 100 III. The median is about 10 recent amateur tournament.
IV. The median is 106. II only

27. In a survey of randomly selected adults, 150

II only
22. When it is operating properly, a chemical plant
has a daily production rate that is normally
distributed wuth a mean of 880 tons/day and a
standard deviation of 21 tons/day. During an
were ticketed for over speeding and 140 others
received illegal parking tickets. Of this group,
nobody received both a speeding ticket and a
parking ticket. The men received 100 of the
speeding tickets and 90 of the parking tickets. If
one of these adults is randomly selected, find
 Which of the following statements are true?
I. The range is 70
II. The mean is 100
III. The median is 100
I and II
32. Twenty tickets are numbered 1 to 20 and one of
them is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the number drawn is a multiple
of 3 or 5?
0.45
33. For boys, the average number of absences in the
first grade is 15 with a standard deviation of 7;
for girls, the average number of absences is 10
with a standard deviation of 6. In a nationwide
survey, suppose 100 boys and 50 girls are
sampled. What is the probability that the male
sample will have at most three more days of
absences than the female sample?
0.035
34. The odds that a new product will succeed are
estimated as being 5:3. Find the probability that
the product will succeed.
0.625
35. The average salary for an employee at Acme
Corporation is $30,000 per year. This year,
management awards the following bonuses to
every employee.
A Christmas bonus of $500.
An incentive bonus equal to 10 percent
of the employee's salary.
What is the mean bonus received by employees?
3500
36. The four major golf tournaments are the
Master's, PGA, U.S. Open, and British Open. The
dotplot below shows how many of these
tournaments Tiger Woods won in the first
decade of his professional career. Which of the
following statements is true?
0.89
37. The probability that a student is accepted to a
prestigious college is 0.3. If 5 students from the
same school apply, what is the probability that at
most 2 are accepted?
0.84
38. Which of the following is a discrete random
variable?
I. The average height of a randomly selected
group of boys
II. The annual number of sweepstakes winners
from New York City
III. The number of presidential elections in the
20th century
II only
39. A bag contains 10 red balls, 30 white balls, 20
black balls and 15 yellow balls. If two balls are
drawn, replacement being made after each
drawing, find the probability that only one is a
red ball.
0.2311
40. The probability of getting a credit in an
examination is 0.30. If three students are
selected at random, what is the probability that
at least one of them got a credit?
0.657
41. A business man has 4 dress shirts and 7 ties.
How many different shirt/tie outfits can he
create?
28
42. A urn contains 6 red marbles and 4 black
marbles. Two marbles are drawn with
replacement from the urn. What is the
probability that both of the marbles are black?
4/25
43. Every year, 50000 runners compete in the
Peachtree Road Race. They run 10 kilometers (a
little over 6 miles). The average finishing time is
55 minutes, with a standard deviation of 10
minutes. Fred and Wilma completed the race in
61 and 51 minutes, respectively. Barney and
Betty had finishing times with z-scores of -0.3
and 0.7, respectively. List the runners in order,
starting with the fastest runner and ending with
the slowest runner.
Wilma, Barney, Fred, Betty
44. In horse racing, a trifecta is a type of bet. To win
a trifecta bet, you need to specify the horses
that finish in the top three spots in the exact
order in which they finish. If eight horses enter
the race, how many different ways can they
finish in the top three spots?
336
45. Molly earned a score of 940 on a national
achievement test. The mean test score was 850
with a standard deviation of 100. What
proportion students had a higher score than
Molly?
0.18
46. The number of adults living in homes on a
randomly selected city block is described by the
following probability distribution. What is the
standard deviation of the probability
distribution?
0.89
47. Bob is a high school basketball player. He is a
70% free throw shooter. That means his
probability of making a free throw is 0.70. What
is the probability that Bob makes his first free
throw on his fifth shot?
0.00567
48. In state lottery, first prize is won if a player
selects six-number combination when six
different numbers from 1 to 51 are drawn. If a
player selects one particular six- number
combination, find his probability of winning the
first prize.
5.5 x 10
-8
49. Find the probability of throwing 11 each time in
3 tosses of two dice.
-4
1.71 x 10
50. A card is drawn randomly from a deck of
ordinary playing cards. You win $10 if the card is
a spade or an ace. What is the probability that
you will win the game?
4/13
51. Marie is getting married tomorrow, at an
outdoor ceremony in the desert. In recent years,
it has rained only 5 days each year.
Unfortunately, the weatherman has predicted
rain for tomorrow. When it actually rains, the
weatherman correctly forecasts rain 90% of the
time. When it doesnt rain, he incorrectly
forecasts rain 10% of the time. What is the
probability that it will rain on the day of Maries
wedding?
0.11
ENGINEERING ECONOMY (5)
52. There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is
a first prize and a second prize. What is the
probability of a man drawing a prize if he owns 5
tickets?
0.1837
53. There are three candidates A, B and C for mayor
of a certain town. If the odds that A will win are
7:5 and those of B are 1:3, what is the
probability that candidate C will win?
0.17
54. The stem plot below shows the number of hot
dogs eaten by contestants in a recent hot dog
eating contest
Which of the following statements are true?
I. The range is 70
II. The median is 46
I and II
55. How many different ways can you select 2 letters
from the set of letters: X, Y, and Z?
3
56. A student goes to the library. The probability
that she checks out (a) a work of fiction is 0.40,
(b) a work of non-fiction is 0.30, and (c) both
fiction and non-fiction is 0.20. What is the
probability that the student checks out a work of
fiction, non-fiction, or both?
0.5
57. What is the probability of obtaining 45 or fewer
heads in 100 tosses of a coin?
0.18
1. You need P4,000 per year for four years to go to
college. Your father invested P5,000 in 7%
account for your education when you were born.
If you withdraw P4,000 at the end of 17th, 18th,
and 20th birthday, how much will be left in the
account at the end of the 21st year?
P1,700.00
2. As labor productivity increases, which of the
following shifts in the labor market should result,
ceteris paribus?
Demand for labor should shift to the right.
3. Automobile workers in Detroit who are
unemployed because of imports of foreign
automobiles at the same time that job vacancies
exist for coal miners in West Virginia would most
likely be classified as:
Structurally unemployed
4. It is the practice of almost all banks in the
Philippines that when they grant a loan, the
interest for one year is automatically deducted
from the principal amount upon release of
money to a borrower. Let us therefore assume
that you applied for a loan with a bank and the
P80,000 was approved at an interest of 14% of
which P11,200 was deducted and you were
given a check of P68,800. Since you have to pay
the amount of P80,000 one year after, what then
will be the effective interest rate?
0.1628
5. A steel mill estimates that one of its furnaces will
require maintenance P20,000 at the end of 2
years, P40,000 at the end of 4 years and P80,000
at the end of 8 years. What uniform semi-annual
amounts could it set aside over the next eight
years at the end of each period to meet these
requirements of maintenance cost if all funs
would earn interest at the rate of 6%
compounded semi-annually?
P7,897.35
6. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity is
$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the Present Worth Method (PW)
using the six (6) methods for making Economy
Studies.
934.29
7. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity is
$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the Annual Worth Method (AW)
using the six (6) methods for making Economy
Studies.
312
8. A fixed capital investment of $10M and an
estimated working capital of $2M is required for
a proposed manufacturing plant. Annual
depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed
capital. Determine the Minimum Payback Period
if the annual profit is $2.5M
4.8 years
9. Suppose a supply disruption causes oil prices to
rise, which leads to a recession in the United
States, and many Americans lose their jobs.
Which of the following types of unemployment
would develop in the U.S economy?
Cyclical unemployment
10. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity is
$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the Internal Rate of Return
Method (IRR) using the six (6) basic methods for
making Economy Studies.
0.2168
11. Which of the following should increase during
the expansion phase of the business cycle?
Real GDP
12. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity is
$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the Explicit Reinvestment Rate of
Return (ERRR) using the six (6) methods for
making Economy Studies. 0.2125
13. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity
is$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the External Rate of Return
Method (ERR) using the six (6) methods for
making Economy Studies.
0.2083
14. A contractor has a job which should be
completed in 100 days. At present he has 80
men on the job and estimated that they will
finish the work in 130 days. Of the 80 men; 50
are paid at $12 a day, 25 at $18 a day and 5 at
$25 a day. For each day beyond the original 100
days, the contractor has to pay $250 liquidated
damages. What is the "total wages" if 80 men
will do the job?
$152,750
15. The initial investment to buy an equipment of a
proposed project to increase productivity is
$25,000 and this equipment will have a salvage
value of $5,000 at the end of its expected life of
5 years. Increased productivity attributed to the
equipment will amount to $8,000 per 5 year
after extra operating costs have been subtracted
from the value of the additional production. If
MARR (Minimum Attractive Rate of Return) is
20%, compute the Future Worth Method (FW)
using the six (6) methods for making Economy
Studies. 2324.8
16. An emission charge:
Increases private marginal cost and thus
induces lower output
17. Given an annual usage of 8,000 units, unit
commodity cost $2, cost of placing an order of
$5, and annual inventory carrying cost of 30% of
the average inventory;
22 lots
18. A contractor has a job which should be
completed in 100 days. At present he has 80
men on the job and estimated that they will
finish the work in 130 days. Of the 80 men; 50
are paid at $12 a day, 25 at $18 a day and 5 at
$25 a day. For each day beyond the original 100
days, the contractor has to pay $250 liquidated
damages.
What is the amount of the liquidated damages?
$7500
19. A fixed capital investment of $10M and an
estimated working capital of $2M is required for
a proposed manufacturing plant. Annual
depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed
capital. Determine the Annual Rate of Return on
Total Investment
0.125
20. A company must relocate one of its factories in
three years. Equipment for the loading duck is
being considered for purchase. The original cost
is P20,000, the salvage value after three years is
P8,000. The company's rate of return (i) on
money is 10%. Determine the capital recovery
rate per year.
P5,625.38
21. When there are positive externalities from the
consumption of a good, the government should:
Subsidize consumption
22. A fixed capital investment of $10M and an
estimated working capital of $2M is required for
a proposed manufacturing plant. Annual
depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed
capital. Determine the Net Annual Profit.
$1.5M
23. Machine cost = $15,000; Life = 8 years; Salvage
Value = $3,000. What minimum cash return
would the investor demand annually from the
operation of this machine if he desires interest
annually at the rate of 8% on his investment and
accumulates a capital replacement fund by
investing annual deposits at 5%?
2456.66
24. Governments usually build highways because it
is difficult to exclude people who dont pay for
the highways from using those highways. What
type of market failure is most likely involved?
Public goods

25. A fixed capital investment of $10M and an
estimated working capital of $2M is required for
a proposed manufacturing plant. Annual
depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed
capital. Determine the Capital Investment.
$12M
OPERATIONS RESEARCH (5)
1. Homer, the owner of a car wash franchise
intends to construct another car wash in a
suburban location. Based on experience, the
owner estimates that the arrival rate for the
proposed facility will be 20 cars per hour and the
service rate will be 25 cars per hour. Service rate
will be variable because all cars are washed by
hand rather than by machine. Cars will be
processed one at a time. The average number of
cars waiting in the system is 3.2 cars. Assume
Poisson distribution of arrivals. Determine the
average time a car waits to get washed.
9.6 minutes
2. If each server can only accommodate one
customer at a time and could only allow 5
customers to queue at any time, what is the
number of active servers if there are 50
customers in the system?
9 average number of cars being washed.
3. The mean arrival rate of customers at a ticket
counter with one server is 3 per minute, and the
mean service rate is 4 customers per minute.
Determine the probability that there are two
customers in the system.
0.1406
4. If each server can only accommodate one
customer at a time and could only allow 5
customers to queue at any time, what is the
number of idle servers if there are 22 customers
in the system?
6 counter with one server is 3 per minute, and the
5. The mean arrival rate of customers at a ticket
counter with one server is 3 per minute, and the
mean service rate is 4 customers per minute.
Determine the probability that the system is
empty.
0.25
6. Homer, the owner of a car wash franchise
intends to construct another car wash in a
suburban location. Based on experience, the
owner estimates that the arrival rate for the
proposed facility will be 20 cars per hour and the
service rate will be 25 cars per hour. Service rate
will be variable because all cars are washed by
hand rather than by machine. Cars will be
processed one at a time. The average number of
cars waiting in the system is 3.2 cars. Assume
Poisson distribution of arrivals. Determine the
number of servers
1 suburban location. Based on experience, the
7. Homer, the owner of a car wash franchise
intends to construct another car wash in a
suburban location. Based on experience, the
owner estimates that the arrival rate for the
proposed facility will be 20 cars per hour and the
service rate will be 25 cars per hour. Service rate
will be variable because all cars are washed by
hand rather than by machine. Cars will be
processed one at a time. The average number of
cars waiting in the system is 3.2 cars. Assume
Poisson distribution of arrivals. Determine the
0.80 cars
8. How many customers are allowed in the system?
50
METHODS STUDY (5)
9. The mean arrival rate of customers at a ticket
counter with one server is 3 per minute, and the
mean service rate is 4 customers per minute.
Determine the average time a customer waits to
be served.
0.75 min
10. The mean arrival rate of customers at a ticket
mean service rate is 4 customers per minute.
Determine the probability that there are less
than 5 customers in the system.
0.7627
11. Homer, the owner of a car wash franchise
intends to construct another car wash in a
suburban location. Based on experience, the
owner estimates that the arrival rate for the
proposed facility will be 20 cars per hour and the
service rate will be 25 cars per hour. Service rate
will be variable because all cars are washed by
hand rather than by machine. Cars will be
processed one at a time. The average number of
cars waiting in the system is 3.2 cars. Assume
Poisson distribution of arrivals. Determine the
arrival rate.
20 cars per hour
12. Homer, the owner of a car wash franchise
intends to construct another car wash in a
owner estimates that the arrival rate for the
proposed facility will be 20 cars per hour and the
service rate will be 25 cars per hour. Service rate
will be variable because all cars are washed by
hand rather than by machine. Cars will be
processed one at a time. The average number of
cars waiting in the system is 3.2 cars. Assume
Poisson distribution of arrivals. Determine the
average number of cars in the system.
4
13. The mean arrival rate of customers at a ticket
counter with one server is 3 per minute, and the
mean service rate is 4 customers per minute.
Determine the System utilization
0.75
1. What is the production rate for the unbalanced
line?
20/hr
2.
Hint: Personal allowance = 9; no of occurrence a
= 1; b = 2; c = 1
What is the total check time?
2.1
3. A work sampling study consisted of 400
observations with the result shown below.
Assume an overall allowance of 15%. The study
covered a period of 10 hour during which 30
assemblies were completed. Determine the
normal time for each element ( fill in the table).
Then determine the standard time for one
assembly and the accuracy of this study for
working time.
What is the limit of accuracy of this study?
0.0247
4. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
Aluminum edging stock used as train in finishing
operation easily loses its new look . A winnowing
operation for this stock has a standard
production quota of 5 lineal ft pre sec, or 144,
000 lineal ft. per shift. Actual average production
has been only slightly greater than standard,
although there is an incentive plan that offers a
bonus for every 100 lineal ft above 110% of
standard in a shift. The shift allowance has been
changed from 12 % to 16 %, so the bonus
threshold rate must be revised from its current
158,400 lineal ft per shift. For best results, the
new bonus threshold rate (in lineal ft per shift)
should be set most nearly to
137,000
5. You would like to develop a cell for
manufacturing drill bits, and you are given the
following operations in sequence, with times per
bit.
The takt time for a requirement of 720 drill bits
per hour is most nearly:
0.083 minutes
6. You are in charge of building a two bedroom
wood-frame house and are going to develop a
single chart for showing the construction
operations to the teams that are working on the
electrical wiring , the interior walls, the exterior
walls, the ceiling and the plumbing. Of the
following chart types, the most appropriate is:
An operational process chart
7. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
A three person team is systematically revising
the plant's operating procedure manuals. Each
manual is a 30-page document. They appear to
be on a 90 percent learning curve, and the 50th
manual took 10 manhours to prepare. For the
total manhours to prepare the 20 remaining
manuals, the accepted methodology gives an
estimate of most nearly.
194 manhours
8. A work sampling study consisted of 400
observations with the result shown below.
Assume an overall allowance of 15%. The study
covered a period of 10 hour during which 30
assemblies were completed. Determine the
normal time for each element ( fill in the table).
Then determine the standard time for one
assembly and the accuracy of this study for
working time.
What is the standard time?
21.57
9. Your manager says that the range in part d) is
acceptably large. She would like to narrow the
109 range down to 1 minute of running time.
How many observation should you collect to
achieve this
66755
10. If the only decided to make these bits on two
identical cells, with one press feeding both cells,
and with the inspection machine processing the
output from bothc cells, the number of the fulte
grinders in each cell would be most nearly:
2
11. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
Assuming that the data for the forgoing question
represent standard times after 15 percent shift
allowances, the standard and normal times for
prepration of the 51st document are,
respectively,
9.97 and 8.47 hours
12. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
Your harsh-environment workers work two 16-hr
days per week and are off the rest of the week.
Female workers complain of weigh gain on the
site diet. The nutritionist says they are receiving
3000 kcal daily. If their average level of activity
 during the 16-hr double shift is enough to burn
0.8 watts per kilogram of body weight over basal
metabolism, and they eat and exercise similarly
on their off days, the equilibrium body weight of
female workers should be most nearly
80 kg
13. Data from an 8-hour work sampling study are
shown below.
What % of the time is the machine running?
0.54
14. What is the idle % time for the balanced line?
0.083
15. Data from an 8-hour work sampling study are
shown below.
What is the 95% confidence interval of the
machine running?
5413.8%
16. Develop an MTM-2 analysis for the following
bolt and 3 -washer assembly(insert figures
below). Including only the fixed allowances, what
is the standard time for this operation?
0.105
17. Answer the following questions base on this
precedence diagram and operator times (in
minutes)
What is the idle % time for an unbalanced line?
38.9
18. Data from an 8-hour work sampling study are
shown below.
What is the limit of accuracy of this study?
0.138
19. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
Suppose it were decided on the basis of multiple
considerations that 10 kg was the greatest
appropriate carton weoght for the cartons in the
foregoing problem. The lab receives mainly
cartons os glassware and cartons of liquid
chemicals. Lab employees could appropriately
handle cartons containing.
Glassware but not liquids
20. The Shimano Bike Co. assigns Jane Smith to
assemble a batch of 100 10-speed cassette hubs.
Based on a MTM-2 analysis, the IE calculate the
standard time of 10 minutes for the assembly of
one hub and based on previous hub assemblies
estimate an 85 % learning curve. It takes Jane 25
minutes to assemble her first hub.
What is the algebraic equation for the learning
curve?
y = 25 x -0.2345
21. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
Outdoor plant workers wait for personnel
carriers in sun/rain shelters having 18"-high
benches . The shelters are to have horizontal
slits to allow seated workers to see carrier
coming. The top and bottom dimensions
appropriate for the slit, measured from the floor
of the shelter, are most nearly
130 and 112 cm
22. The total number of machines needed to make
720 drill bits per hour is most nearly;
Nine machines
23. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work.
An envelope-stuffing task consists of picking up
an envelope with the nonfavored hand, picking
up a pre-folded piece of paper with the favored
hand, lifting the flap of the envelope with the
thumb of the hand that holds it, slipping the
paper into the envelope, swiping the flap across
a moist sponge, closing the flap, sealing it by
passing it between thumb anf fingers while
applying pressure, and putting it on the
completed work-staked. All elements except
closing the flap require hand or hand-eye
adjustment. The layput is very convenient; all
movement are within 6 inches of the center of
work. The normal time for this task should be
most nearly
6.5 sec
24. "You are the industrial engineer at 250-
employee plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your
answers to the following questions that may
arise in the course of your work."
The lab purchases supplies in cartoons typically
16" ling, 12" wide and 10" high. Occasionally lab
employees must lift a cartoon from the floor to a
31 high tabletop. The maximum that a carton
should weigh is most nearly
20 lb
25. 29. Develop an MTM-2 analysis for the following
bolt and 3 -washer assembly(insert figures
below). Which principles of motion economy are
violated?
Both hands active simultaneously
30. You are the industrial engineer at 250-employee
plant in Phoenix, AZ. Give your answers to the
following questions that may arise in the course
of your work. You must specify the letter height
for all caps warning signs intended for crane
Hint: Personal allowance = 9; no of occurrence operators to read from 500 ft away. The
a = 1; b = 2; c = 1 applicable code merely says "easily legible.: The
What is the total record time? 11-point type you are reading now, capital
7 letters about 0.11" high, is easily legible from 12"
away. On this basis, the letter height for the
26. In building the framing for an interior wall for a warning signs should be mostly nearly
two bedroom house, the most appropriate chart 22
type of the following is:
a flow process chart and an operation process ERGONOMICS (5)
chart.
1. Each sewing machine produces noise of 70 dBA.
27. Data from an 8-hour work sampling study are What is the maximum number of such machines
shown below. that can be put together in a room for the
combined noise level to be tolerable for 8 hours?
100 machines
2. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
What % of the time is the machine broken?
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
0.1
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
28.
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet). (INSERT IMAGE 1).56) The
Hint: Personal allowance = 9; no of occurrence
recommended weight limit (RWL) is
a = 1; b = 2; c = 1
What is the standard time? 7.95
2.689
3. The following noise exposures were recorded for
J. Smith at ABBA, Inc. over his 8-hr work day:
1.5 hours in the press area at 95 dBA
3 hours in machining at 90 dBA
0.5 hour lunch at 60 dBA
1 hour in grinding at 92 dBA
2 hours in assembly at 90 dBA
Is the exposure acceptable according to OSHA?
What is the dose exposure?
1.166
4. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet).(INSERT IMAGE 1).The value of the
horizontal multiplier when the load to be lifted is
about 25 cm. in front of the operator
1
5. Accuweather is considering hiring Bill as a new
weather forecast. However, they would like to
compare his forecasting skill with their veteran
Bob. The following results were obtained during
the month of November:
Bob correctly picked 10 out 15 rainy days, and 13
out of 15 non-rainy days.
Bill correctly picked 11 out of 15 rainy days, and
11 out of 15 non-rainy days.
Which forecaster is more conservative? Why?
Bob

6. Accuweather is considering hiring Bill as a new
weather forecast. However, they would like to
compare his forecasting skill with their veteran
Bob. The following results were obtained during
the month of November:
Bob correctly picked 10 out 15 rainy days, and 13
out of 15 non-rainy days.
Bill correctly picked 11 out of 15 rainy days, and
11 out of 15 non-rainy days.
Which forecaster is the most accurate? Why? Be
specific with the numbers.
Bob decrease errors
7. Per NIOSH, a lifting activity carried out for 30
minutes should be followed by a rest period or
light activity of ___ minutes.
36
8. Joe Schmoe lifts 30 lb bar stock (10" in diameter)
from the floor to a jig 40" from the floor. Assume
that the standard time for the operation is 0.5
min. and the operator works a full 8-hr shift. An
OSHA inspector visits the plant and is ready to
cite the company.
What is the % reduction in low back compressive
force from your design?
0.6
9. You as the IE are being asked to design an
addition (separate room) to the existing
production facility. This room woll hold several
identical milling machines and several identical
grinders. The current best model milling machine
produce 86 dBA noise, while one grinder
produce 89 dBA noise. Each hour of milling
requires and additional half-hour of grinding to
finish off the piece and each piece is done in
batch processing, i.e. in sequence. Management
wants to maximize production (i.e. put in as
many machines as possible) while maintaining
complaince with OSHA noise standards. Howeve,
they do not want to require workers to use
earplugs. Assume that 0.5 hours of the 8 hour
day are spent at lunch in a quiet area.
What is the resulting time-weight average
noise?
89.7
10. Accuweather is considering hiring Bill as a new
weather forecast. However, they would like to
compare his forecasting skill with their veteran
Bob. The following results were obtained during
the month of November:
Bob correctly picked 10 out 15 rainy days, and 13
out of 15 non-rainy days.
Bill correctly picked 11 out of 15 rainy days, and
11 out of 15 non-rainy days.
What is Bob's false alarm rate?
0.133
11. A worker is to lift a basket with a circular cross
section having a diameter of 20 inches . Handles
are placed at opposite ends of the circles
diameter. Determine the least possible H for this
lifting activity
18 inches
12. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet).(INSERT IMAGE 1).The speed of the
worker doing the job in ft per minute is:
264
13. The computed noise dose in a workplace is
219.455%. What is the equivalent TWA
95.67 dBA
14. The following noise exposures were recorded for
J. Smith at ABBA, Inc. over his 8-hr work day:
1.5 hours in the press area at 95 dBA
3 hours in machining at 90 dBA
0.5 hour lunch at 60 dBA
1 hour in grinding at 92 dBA
2 hours in assembly at 90 dBA
Is the exposure acceptable according to OSHA?
What is the resultanttime-weighted average
noise for the 8-hr day?
91.1 dBA
15. You as the IE are being asked to design an
addition (separate room) to the existing
production facility. This room woll hold several
identical milling machines and several identical
grinders. The current best model milling machine
produce 86 dBA noise, while one grinder
produce 89 dBA noise. Each hour of milling
requires and additional half-hour of grinding to
finish off the piece and each piece is done in
batch processing, i.e. in sequence. Management
wants to maximize production (i.e. put in as
many machines as possible) while maintaining
complaince with OSHA noise standards. Howeve,
they do not want to require workers to use
earplugs. Assume that 0.5 hours of the 8 hour
day are spent at lunch in a quiet area.
Find the best number of milling machines and
grinders so as to maximize production and
maintain OSHA compliance.
2 Mills, 2 Grinders
16. Accuweather is considering hiring Bill as a new
weather forecast. However, they would like to
compare his forecasting skill with their veteran
Bob. The following results were obtained during
the month of November:
Bob correctly picked 10 out 15 rainy days, and 13
out of 15 non-rainy days.
Bill correctly picked 11 out of 15 rainy days, and
11 out of 15 non-rainy days.
Which forecaster has the better hit
rate (correctly forecasting rain)? Give value:
Bill, .733
17. Joe Schmoe lifts 30 lb bar stock (10" in diameter)
from the floor to a jig 40" from the floor. Assume
that the standard time for the operation is 0.5
min. and the operator works a full 8-hr shift. An
OSHA inspector visits the plant and is ready to
cite the company.
 Is the inspector justified in his/her
actions? Support or refute the inspector's claim.
2.5
18. Accuweather is considering hiring Bill as a new
weather forecast. However, they would like to
compare his forecasting skill with their veteran
Bob. The following results were obtained during
the month of November:
Bob correctly picked 10 out 15 rainy days, and 13
out of 15 non-rainy days.
Bill correctly picked 11 out of 15 rainy days, and
11 out of 15 non-rainy days.
What is d' for Bill?
1.246
19. A manufacturing operation is to be accomplished
using 2 machines: X and Y. For a perfect balance,
the ratio of machine X to Y in a production line is
2:3. Machines X and Y produce sound at levels of
75 dBA and 65 dBA, respectively. How much
noise is produced by a well-balanced line?
78.6 dBA
20. What is the contrast created by black text
(reflectance = 10%) on light green paper
(reflectance = 52%)?
0.81
21. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet). (INSERT IMAGE 1).57) The lifting
index (LI) is
2.51
22. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet). (INSERT IMAGE 1). The horizontal
multiflier is
0.625
23. You are intalling lighting for the reading of books
and newspapers in the living area of a senior
citizens' home. The room have a drab paint
scheme (reflectance 25%). How much of
a reduction in the intensity can be obtained if
the lamp is lowered 1 foot?
55.6
24. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet).(INSERT IMAGE 1) The distance
multiplier is
0.856
25. You are intalling lighting for the reading of books
and newspapers in the living area of a senior
citizens' home. The room have a drab paint
scheme (reflectance 25%). Assume that you will
use the typical tungsten light bulb (similar to
apoint source of light). What should be intensity
of the light source if it will be placed 3 feet
above the reading area?
900 cd
26. You are intalling lighting for the reading of books
and newspapers in the living area of a senior
citizens' home. The room have a drab paint
scheme (reflectance 25%). What is
the recommended level of illumination?
100 f.c.
27. Many techniques developed for manufacturing
industries can also be used for service industries.
Consider sanitation workers who collect garbage
bags left at the curbside for 8 hours a day. In a
typical 2-person team, one worker drives the
truck, while the other walks the street, picking
up the bags and dumping them into the truck
(the lip of which is 50 inches from the ground).
Typically the worker lines up the bag, picks it up
by the tied top, twists 90o to lift it above the lip
and then drops it in. The height of the bag is 18
inches and the horizontal location of the load is
16 inches. Assume one garbage bag per
household (with a limit of 20 lbs to protect the
workers), a distance of 70 feet between
properties, and a walking speed of 3 mph (1 mile
= 5280 feet).(INSERT IMAGE 1) The frequency
multiplier is
0.45