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Incentivized: Steve assembled 53- Type A & 42 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors.
Penalized: Hector assembled 28- Type A & 48 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 27 spoilage, 19 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors.
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In an auto parts manufacturing company, 2 types of carburetors (Type A & B) are manufactured by workers. The company has maximum & minimum per week carburetor assembly criterion to incentivize & penalize a worker.
Any worker who earns more than 200 points per week is incentivized, while the company penalizes a worker, if the worker earns less than 150 points per week.
| Туре | No Defect | Spoilage | Major Defect | Minor Defect |
| A | +3 | -\(\frac{3}{4}\) | -\(\frac{1}{2}\) | -\(\frac{1}{4}\) |
| B | +2 | -\(\frac{3}{4}\) | -\(\frac{1}{2}\) | -\(\frac{1}{4}\) |
Any worker who earns more than 200 points per week is incentivized, while the company penalizes a worker, if the worker earns less than 150 points per week.
| Incentivized | Penalized | |
| Steve assembled 53- Type A & 42 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors. | ||
| Mohan assembled 62- Type A & 16 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 16 spoilage, 9 major defects, & 12 minor defects carburetors. | ||
| Hector assembled 28- Type A & 48 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 27 spoilage, 19 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors. | ||
| Joseph assembled 29- Type A & 49 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 26 spoilage, 18 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors. | ||
| Peter assembled 40- Type A & 41 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors. |
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Incentivized: Steve assembled 53- Type A & 42 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors.
Penalized: Hector assembled 28- Type A & 48 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 27 spoilage, 19 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors.
A = No of Type A
B = No of Type B
S = Spoilage
MAD = Major Defect
MID = Minor Defect
The generic equation would be
((A*3)+(B*2)) - ((S*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(MAD*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(MID*\(\frac{1}{4}\)))
1.
((53*3)+(42*2)) - ((6*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(3*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(2*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 236.5 > 200. Incentivized
2.
((62*3)+(16*2)) - ((16*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(9*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(12*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 198.5 < 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
3.
((28*3)+(48*2)) - ((27*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(19*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(7*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 148.5 < 150. Penalized
4.
((29*3)+(49*2)) - ((26*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(18*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(7*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 154.75 > 150, but less than 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
5.
((40*3)+(41*2)) - ((6*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(3*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(2*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 195.5 150, but less than 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
B = No of Type B
S = Spoilage
MAD = Major Defect
MID = Minor Defect
The generic equation would be
((A*3)+(B*2)) - ((S*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(MAD*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(MID*\(\frac{1}{4}\)))
1.
((53*3)+(42*2)) - ((6*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(3*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(2*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 236.5 > 200. Incentivized
2.
((62*3)+(16*2)) - ((16*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(9*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(12*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 198.5 < 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
3.
((28*3)+(48*2)) - ((27*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(19*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(7*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 148.5 < 150. Penalized
4.
((29*3)+(49*2)) - ((26*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(18*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(7*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 154.75 > 150, but less than 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
5.
((40*3)+(41*2)) - ((6*\(\frac{3}{4}\))+(3*\(\frac{1}{2}\))+(2*\(\frac{1}{4}\))) = 195.5 150, but less than 200. Neither Incentivized nor Penalized
09 Mar 2022, 08:49
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OA is:
Incentivized: Steve assembled 53- Type A & 42 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors.
Penalized: Hector assembled 28- Type A & 48 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 27 spoilage, 19 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors.
OA is:
Incentivized: Steve assembled 53- Type A & 42 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 6 spoilage, 3 major defects, & 2 minor defects carburetors.
Penalized: Hector assembled 28- Type A & 48 - Type B No-defect carburetors. There were 27 spoilage, 19 major defects, & 7 minor defects carburetors.
