#1 Second Split Inc. did a time study of Nan Richardson's job as a meat packer. Her times were
recorded. The average times were calculated. If Richardson gets a 10-minute break each hour,
how many cartons of meat can she package in an hour?
Time in Seconds
Task
#2 #3 #4 #5 Average
Gather meat 43 42 40 43 42 42.0 sec
Cut meat
111 120 120 124 121 119.2 sec
Measure meat 47 45 50 50 50
48.4 sec
Wrap meat
12 11 12 12 12
11.8 sec
8
7
Label meat
7 8 8
7.6 sec
5
6
Pack meat
5 6 6
5.6 sec
5
6