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 tenth unit?
A) 1 hour
B) 2 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 4 hours
E) 5 hours

Question

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 tenth unit?
A) 1 hour 
B) 2 hours 
C) 3 hours 
D) 4 hours 
E) 5 hours

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The learning rate is 80%, which means that every time the number of units produced doubles, the time required per unit decreases by 20%. In this case, the number of units produced has doubled from 5 to 10 (i.e. the tenth unit), so the time required per unit should be 0.8 times the time required for the fifth unit.

From the table, we can see that the time required for the fifth unit is 3 hours. Therefore, the time required for the tenth unit should be:
0.8 x 3 hours = 2.4 hours

So, the best answer choice is (C) 3 hours.

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