Question

A manager needs to assign her team to work on different types of programs in the community. Any team can work on any of the programs. However, the manager feels that there is a difference in the amount of time it would take each group to finish their tasks for each program. Her estimate of the time to complete in hours is given below. Programs Business Education Surveys Beautification Group 1 32 35 15 27 Group 2 38 40 18 35 Group 3 41 42 25 38 Group 4 45 45 30 42 What is the total number of hours the teams will spend on the projects

Answer 1

Answer:

The total number of hours the teams will spend on the projects is:

= 548 hours.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Estimate of time to complete each program by various groups:

Programs

             Business   Education   Surveys   Beautification    Total

Group 1       32              35             15                27                 109

Group 2      38              40             18                35                  131

Group 3      41               42            25                38                 146

Group 4      45              45            30                42                 162

Total         156             162            88              142                548

b) Each group's total time is added, and each program's total time is also added.  The totals are then summed to get the overall total number of hours that the teams would spend on the various projects.