Chapter Questions
State whether the following statements are true or false: Timekeeping and time booking are the same.
Choose the correct answer: Time and motion study is conducted by(a) Payroll department(b) Personnel department(c) Timekeeping department(d) Engineering department
State whether the following statements are true or false: The idle-time report should show normal idle time separately from abnormal idle time.
Choose the correct answer: Wage sheet is prepared by(a) Cost accounting department(b) Payroll department(c) Personnel department(d) Timekeeping department
State whether the following statements are true or false:For reducing labour cost per unit, a high input-to-output ratio is important.
Choose the correct answer:Cost of normal idle time is charged to(a) Factory overhead(b) Office overhead(c) Selling overhead(d) Administrative overhead
State whether the following statements are true or false:Productivity of workers can be improved only if they are supervised closely.
Choose the correct answer: Under Emerson's efficiency plan, the worker gets wages at(a) $100 \%$ efficiency(b) $80 \%$ efficiency(c) $331 / 3 \%$ efficiency(d) $662 / 3 \%$ efficiency
State whether the following statements are true or false: Time and motion study refers to a study to establish a proper method and time.
Choose the correct answer:Under Gantt's task and bonus plan, no bonus is available to a worker if his or her efficiency is lower than(a) $100 \%$(b) $50 \%$(c) $75 \%$(d) $662 / 3 \%$
State whether the following statements are true or false:Labour once lost cannot be recouped.
Choose the correct answer: The system that combines both time and piece rate is(a) Emerson's system(b) Merrick's differential system(c) Halsey system(d) Bedaux system
State whether the following statements are true or false: Time and motion study is conducted by the payroll department.
Choose the correct answer:The wage system that benefits the less-efficient workers is(a) Time wage(b) Piece rate(c) Halsey's system(d) Rowan's system
State whether the following statements are true or false: Job evaluation and job analysis are the same.
Choose the correct answer:The method of remuneration that gives stability of labour cost to the employer is(a) Group bonus scheme(b) Measured day work(c) Premium bonus system(d) Straight piece rate
State whether the following statements are true or false: Labour cost is a second major element of cost.
Choose the correct answer: Incentive method of wage payment used for indirect workers is(a) Gantt's task and bonus plan(b) Rowan's plan(c) Taylor's differential piece-rate system(d) None of the above
State whether the following statements are true or false:The human element in labour makes the control of labour cost difficult.
Choose the correct answer:Under the high wage plan, a worker is paid(a) Normal wage plus bonus(b) At a double rate for overtime(c) According to his or her efficiency(d) At a time rate higher than the usual rate