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By looking at the above figure of the workstations of two employees, answer the following: i) What equipment is placed within the normal working area for each employee? (4 points) ii) What equipment is placed within the maximum working area for each employee? (4 points) iii) Using two of the component arrangement principles, explain why there is a difference or similarity in the workstation designs for the two employees. (4 points) iv) Choose two of the component arrangement principles not used in part (iii), and give an example of how each principle is used in the workstation design of the accountant (or could be used to improve the existing workstation design). (4 points) A. Workplace Design (26 points) Telephone Computer ** Keyboard Notepad Receptionist's Work Area Calculator Computer Keyboard Telephone Accountant's Work Area By looking at the above figure of the workstations of two employees, answer the following: i) What equipment is placed within the normal working area for each employee? (4 points) ii) What equipment is placed within the maximum working area for each employee? (4 points) iii) Using two of the component arrangement principles, explain why there is a difference or similarity in the workstation designs for the two employees. (4 points) iv) Choose two of the component arrangement principles not used in part (iii), and give an example of how each principle is used in the workstation design of the accountant (or could be used to improve the existing workstation design). (4 points) A. Workplace Design (26 points) Telephone Computer ** Keyboard Notepad Receptionist's Work Area Calculator Computer Keyboard Telephone Accountant's Work Area

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To answer these questions lets first observe and note the equipment placed within the work areas depicted in the provided images i Within the normal working area of each employee the equipment includes For the Receptionist Computer Notepad Keyboard Telephone on the edge of normal working area For the Accountant Computer Calculator Keyboard Telephone just outside normal working area but might be within reach ii Within the maximum working area of each employee the equipment includes For the Receptionist Computer Notepad Keyboard Telephone For the Accountant Computer Calculator Keyboard Telephone iii Two principles that could be considered while arranging components in a workstation are 1 Frequency of use Items that are used more frequently should be placed within the normal working area to minimize reaching and ensure they can be accessed comfortably 2 Functionality and task relevance Items that are relevant to each other or are used together for certain tasks should be placed in proximity to allow for efficient workflow Difference or similarity based on these principles Both workstations have computers keyboards and telephones which implies these items are used frequently in both jobs and thus are within the normal or close to the normal area The Receptionist has a notepad within the normal working area suggesting frequent use for noting messages or tasks which is not seen in the Accountants workstation likely indicating a difference in the tasks performed The Accountants workstation has a calculator within the normal working area denoting its necessity in their frequent tasks such as calculations which is not present in the Receptionists space This reflects different job functions iv Two additional principles that might not have been applied in part iii but can influence component arrangement include ... View the full answer