A rate of 0.42 minute per piece is set for a forging operation. The operator works on the job for a full eight-hour day and produces 1,500 pieces. Use a standard hour plan. Required:
a. How many standard hours does the operator earn?
b. What is the operator's efficiency for the day?
c. If the base rate is 9.80 per hour, compute the earnings for the day.
d. What is the direct labor cost per piece at this efficiency?
e. What would be the proper piece rate (rate expressed in money) for this job, assuming that the above time standard is correct?

Aloaded platform of total mass 500 kg is supported by a dashpot and by a set of springs of effective stiffness 72 kn/m. it is observed that when the platform is depressed through a distance x = 12.5 cm below its equilibrium position and then released without any initial velocity; it reaches its equilibrium position in the shortest possible time without overshoot. find the position and velocity of the loaded platform 0.10 sec. after its release. if a further load of 400 kg is added to the platform, find, i) the frequency of damped vibrations, and i) the amplitude of vibration after 2 complete oscillations, given that the initial amplitude is 15 cm.

Atmospheric air has a temperature (dry bulb) of 80° f and a wet bulb temperature of 60° f when the barometric pressure is 14.696 psia. determine the specific humidity, grains/lb dry air. a. 11.4 c. 55.8 d. 22.5 b. 44.1

Acircular aluminum shaft mounted in a journal is shown. the symmetric clearance gap between the shaft and journal is filled with sae 10w-30 oil at t 30°c. the shaft is caused to turn by the attached mass and cord. develop and solve a differential equation for the angular speed of the shaft as a function of time.