Question 1

Ron has noted that the first accounting problem he did in a set of similar problems took him one hour,and the ninth problem took 24 minutes.
(i)Estimate Ron's learning curve.
(ii)About how long did it take Ron to do his set of 10 problems?

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Question 2

It takes a worker with a 90 percent learning curve 72.9 minutes to complete the fourth unit of a seven-unit job.Estimate the amount of time the worker spent on the first two units.

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The answer of It takes a worker with a 90...

Question 3

Assembly of a radar unit has a learning curve of 80 percent.Estimated time to assemble the second unit is 40 hours.Determine approximately how much time will be required for:
(i)the eighth unit
(ii)the first ten units

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Question 4

Developing work assignments in a job shop in a certain firm has a learning curve of 80 percent.If the second set of assignments takes 12 minutes,determine the length of time required for the following:
(i)the fifth set
(ii)sets 3,4,and 5 together

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Question 5

A job has a 90 percent learning curve associated with it.The second unit of a 25-unit job had a unit time of 36 minutes.What will the total time be for the entire job?

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Question 6

Sally suspects strongly that there is a learning curve associated with solving problems assigned for operations management.She notes that it took her approximately 33 minutes to solve the first problem and 17 minutes to solve the fifth problem.
(i)Estimate Sally's learning percentage.
(ii)Using your answer from part a,estimate how long it will take Sally to finish the three problems which remain.

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Question 7

A manager wants to analyze the learning curve associated with producing one of his company's products.Accordingly,he has gathered the following data:  Approximately how long will it take to produce the fifth through tenth units?

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Quiz 11: Learning Curves

Ron has noted that the first accounting problem he did in a set of similar problems took him one hour,and the ninth problem took 24 minutes. (i)Estimate Ron's learning curve. (ii)About how long did it take Ron to do his set of 10 problems?

It takes a worker with a 90 percent learning curve 72.9 minutes to complete the fourth unit of a seven-unit job.Estimate the amount of time the worker spent on the first two units.

Assembly of a radar unit has a learning curve of 80 percent.Estimated time to assemble the second unit is 40 hours.Determine approximately how much time will be required for: (i)the eighth unit (ii)the first ten units

Developing work assignments in a job shop in a certain firm has a learning curve of 80 percent.If the second set of assignments takes 12 minutes,determine the length of time required for the following: (i)the fifth set (ii)sets 3,4,and 5 together

A job has a 90 percent learning curve associated with it.The second unit of a 25-unit job had a unit time of 36 minutes.What will the total time be for the entire job?

A manager wants to analyze the learning curve associated with producing one of his company's products.Accordingly,he has gathered the following data: Approximately how long will it take to produce the fifth through tenth units?