A methods and measurements analyst for Timepiece, Inc., needs to develop a time standard for the task of attaching a watch to a wristband. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers perform this task five times, with the following results:

Observation	1	2	3	4	5
Time (secs)	27	19	20	21	13

What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 20 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 20 percent of the workday is used?

• 20 seconds

• 24 seconds

• 25 seconds

• 28.8 seconds

• 30 seconds