During the preconstruction estimate lock at the community-pool bathhouse, 54 frames are included in the ceiling cloud framing. At 2.2 labor hours per frame, how many labor hours are budgeted?
Correct Answer
D) 118.8 labor hours
Labor hours equal the number of units times the labor-hour factor per unit.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Labor hours equal the number of units times the labor-hour factor per unit.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 24.5 labor hours
24.5 labor hours is below the supported result for ceiling cloud framing; it likely skips a premium-pay or employer-cost component.
Option B: 140.4 labor hours
140.4 labor hours is above the supported result for ceiling cloud framing; it likely pays the wrong premium tier or counts the same hours twice.
Option C: 101.0 labor hours
101.0 labor hours is below the supported result for ceiling cloud framing; it likely skips a premium-pay or employer-cost component.
Memory Technique
Ceiling ladder for Manager Checks: hours climb before dollars add up.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Interior ceiling methods; specialty framing labor; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.
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