Question: Problem 3 ( 2 0 Points ) Detroit Manufacturing Company ( DMC ) has developed a product which incorporates new features with a standard product

Problem 3(20 Points)
Detroit Manufacturing Company (DMC) has developed a product which incorporates new features with a standard
product design. A production protorype bas been built and the Methods Department has developed a job design for the
production of the new product. Elemental times were taken from DMC's Standard Data System and then checked with a
stop-watch stody. DMC works a 8 hour day, 5 days a week and provides workers a 90 minute daily allowance for personal
time and other contingencies. Daily standards are calculated as the normal time for the job divided by 1-% Allowance.
Production workers eam $14.25 per hour. Below is a summary of the methods Department's stop-watch study.
A. Using the time study data collected, develop a standard time for this job. State
the standard in parts per hour. (carryetjur answer out to two decimal places)
B. What is the carrent weekly nominal capacity for a production worker who works at 115% of standard with an
average scrap rate of 4%?
C. Assuming there are 15 workers producing this product, what rate of efficiency must the workers average if
they are to meet a weekly demand of 2,600 units given an average scrap rate is 4%?
D. The Sales Department is about to sign a contract for 5000 mits of prodact #4356. The customer is demanding
a contract price of $80,000 for the units. If fixed costs (overhead) is assessed at 150% of the sum of direct
labor cost and material cost per unit, and the direct material cost is $1.25 per unit, what is the profit
contribution (or loss) to the company for accepting this contract?
(5 pts Each)
 Problem 3(20 Points) Detroit Manufacturing Company (DMC) has developed a product

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