Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could work at any time of day Now several shops are experimenting with a more flexible work timetable for their employees. It seems to be successful. Both late sleepers and early risers find the fixed hours of a nine-to-five workday a problem. Now there is an answer that seems to please them both. Employers of over 500 shops, organizations and government agencies in the United States are arranging their work hours so that they can satisfy the employees’ needs. It’s called "flexible time" and it means, for example, the employees can start working at any time during the first three hours their office is open and leave after completing their required daily working time, which is usually eight hours. Early risers can begin work at 7 am, finish at 3 pm and still have their daylight time for shopping, picking up children at school, or enjoying themselves with various kinds of games. Later sleepers need not report for work until 10 am—but they must stay on their job until six in the evening. What is the earliest possible time someone can get out of work on an eight-hour timetable A. Ten am. B. Eleven am. C. Three pm. D. Five pm.
An American bank official says, "Our employees like the system. Lateness has been almost got rid of. Fewer people are absent and productivity and morale have risen.\