A job has an 80 percent learning curve. If the first unit took 50 hours to complete, the third unit should take roughly how many hours?
A)40
B)36
C)35
D)32
E)10

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The learning curve formula is:Tn = T1 * n^bwhere:Tn is the time to complete the nth unitT1 is the time to complete the first unitn is the unit numberb is the learning curve exponentIn this case, we have:T1 = 50 hoursn = 3b = 0.8So, the time to complete the third unit is:T3 = 50 * 3^0.8 = 35.4 hoursTherefore, the correct answer is C) 35.

A Job Has an 80 Percent Learning Curve