A job with a 95% learning curve required 19 hours for the second unit. The first unit should require approximately how many hours?
A) 20.0
B) 19.5
C) 19.9
D) 18.0
E) 18.1

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The learning curve theory suggests that the time required to complete a task will decrease at a consistent rate as production increases due to learning and efficiency improvements. A 95% learning curve means each time the production quantity doubles, the time per unit is reduced to 95% of the previous unit's time. Since the second unit (which doubles the production from the first unit) took 19 hours, it is 95% of the time it took to produce the first unit. To find the time for the first unit, divide the second unit's time by 0.95 (or 95%). 19 hours / 0.95 = 20 hours.

A Job with a 95% Learning Curve Required 19 Hours