The Braykup China Company makes an assortment of gift and commemorative items with team and college logos, such as plates, bowls, and mugs. One popular item is a commemorative stein. The steins are all physically identical, with the only style change being the team colors, name, and logo. The stein parts include a porcelain mug, a hinged pewter top that is opened up when someone drinks from the mug, and a bracket that attaches the top to the mug handle. The bracket is soldered together from two matching parts; on one end, the bracket encircles the handle and the other end attaches to the lid mechanism. The stein is assembled from these parts in one job. A time-study chart for this job with the elements of the job and the time observations obtained from a stopwatch time study are shown below.
a. Using an allowance factor of 15%, determine the standard time for this job.
b. If the company pays workers a piece rate of $0.18 per stein, what wage would an average worker make per hour and what would the subject of this time study make per hour?