The Braykup China Company makes an assortment of gift and commemorative items with team and university logos, such as plates, bowls, and mugs. One popular item is a commemorative stein. The steins are all physically identical, with the only style change being the team colours, name, and logo. The stein parts include a porcelain mug, a hinged pewter top that is opened up when someone drinks from the mug, and a bracket that attaches the top to the mug handle. The bracket is soldered together from two matching parts; on one end, the bracket encircles the handle and the other end attaches to the lid mechanism. The stein is assembled from these parts in one job. A time-study chart for this job with the elements of the job and the time observations obtained from a stopwatch time study are shown below.

a.  Using an allowance factor of 15%, determine the standard time for this job.
b. If the company pays workers a piece-rate of $0.18 per stein, what wage would an average worker make per hour and what would the subject of this time study make per hour?

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Time-Study Observation Sheet Identification of operation Stein assembly Date 7/15 Operator Luong Approval Patel Observer Russell Cycles Summary 4 6. 9. 10 RF Nt Σι Place mug in visel holder upside down R0.12 2.05 4.04 5.92 7.86 |9.80 11.73 13.65 15.64 17.59 1.05 Press both bracket 2 sides around handle R0.19 2.12 4.09 6.01 7.94 9.88 11.81 13.72 15.7 17.66 1.00 Solder bracket seam on inside of handle R| 1.05 | 3.01| 4.91 |6.87 8.81 | 10.71 12.66| 14.56|16.52 18.50 1.10 Turn stein right side up R 1.13 3.084.98 6.93 8.90 10.79 12.74 14.66 16.63 18.59 1.10 Solder lid top to bracket R 1.75 3.76 5.65 7.60 9.56 11.45 13.36 15.34 17.31 19.28 1.05 Remove stein from holder and place in box R 1.91 3.90 5.79 | 7.75 9.70 11.61 13.53 15.49 17.46| 19.44 1.00 3. 6.