which of the following activities would waste the most time? a. rich tries to multitask writing a report and…

which of the following activities would waste the most time? a. rich tries to multitask writing a report and reading a memo, and has to re - write the report and re - read the memo, which takes an hour. b. during a departmental meeting, barry and scott make small talk for twenty minutes while the other six meeting members sit and listen. c. greg asks tony a question about work and then talks to him for ten minutes about who will win the game tonight. d. barbara composes an e - mail during her thirty minute train ride to work. please select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

which of the following activities would waste the most time? a. rich tries to multitask writing a report and reading a memo, and has to re - write the report and re - read the memo, which takes an hour. b. during a departmental meeting, barry and scott make small talk for twenty minutes while the other six meeting members sit and listen. c. greg asks tony a question about work and then talks to him for ten minutes about who will win the game tonight. d. barbara composes an e - mail during her thirty minute train ride to work. please select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. Analyze option a: Rich wastes an hour due to multitasking - re - writing report and re - reading memo.
  2. Analyze option b: Barry and Scott waste 20 minutes of their own time and also the time of 6 other meeting members. Total time wasted is (20\times(2 + 6)=160) minutes.
  3. Analyze option c: Greg wastes 10 minutes of his and Tony's time, total 20 minutes.
  4. Analyze option d: Barbara uses her train - ride time productively, no time is wasted.

Answer:

B. During a departmental meeting, Barry and Scott make small talk for twenty minutes while the other six meeting members sit and listen.