With a 70 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job, at what number of repetitions does the job take less than 50 minutes?
A) 2 repetitions of the job
B) 3 repetitions of the job
C) 4 repetitions of the job
D) 5 repetitions of the job
E) 6 repetitions of the job

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A 70% learning curve means each time the cumulative production doubles, the time per unit is 70% of the previous time. After 4 repetitions, the time is approximately 49 minutes, which is less than 50 minutes.

With a 70 Percent Unit Improvement Factor Learning Curve and an Initial