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Conversion Factors for the Cumulative Average Number of Direct Labor

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Conversion Factors for the Cumulative Average Number of Direct Labor Hours per Unit
80% Learning Rate  ( n= cumulative production)  nnn11.00000190.53718370.4397620.90000200.52425380.4363430.83403210.51715390.4330440.78553220.51045400.4298450.74755230.50410640.3738260.71657240.498081280.3026970.69056250.492342560.2440580.66824260.486885120.1962290.64876270.481676000.18661100.63154280.476687000.17771110.61613290.471918000.17034120.60224300.467339000.16408130.58960310.462931,0000.15867140.57802320.458711,2000.14972150.56737330.464641,4000.14254160.55751340.450721,6000.13660170.54834350.446941,8000.13155180.53979360.443292,0000.1272090% Learning Rate  ( n= cumulative production)  nnn11.00000190.73545370.6709120.95000200.73039380.6683930.91540210.72559390.6659540.88905220.72102400.6635750.86784230.71666640.6204360.85013240.712511280.5606970.83496250.708532560.5058680.82172260.704725120.4559490.80998270.701066000.44519100.79945280.697547000.43496110.78991290.694168000.42629120.78120300.690909000.41878130.77320310.687751,0000.41217140.76580320.674711,2000.40097150.75891330.681771,4000.39173160.75249340.678931,6000.38390170.74646350.676171,8000.37711180.74080360.673502,0000.37114\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}80 \% \text { Learning Rate }\\\text { ( } n=\text { cumulative production) }\\\begin{array}{rrrrrr}\hline n & & n & & {n} & \\\hline 1 & 1.00000 & 19 & 0.53718 & 37 & 0.43976 \\2 & 0.90000 & 20 & 0.52425 & 38 & 0.43634 \\3 & 0.83403 & 21 & 0.51715 & 39 & 0.43304 \\4 & 0.78553 & 22 & 0.51045 & 40 & 0.42984 \\5 & 0.74755 & 23 & 0.50410 & 64 & 0.37382 \\6 & 0.71657 & 24 & 0.49808 & 128 & 0.30269 \\7 & 0.69056 & 25 & 0.49234 & 256 & 0.24405 \\8 & 0.66824 & 26 & 0.48688 & 512 & 0.19622 \\9 & 0.64876 & 27 & 0.48167 & 600 & 0.18661 \\10 & 0.63154 & 28 & 0.47668 & 700 & 0.17771 \\11 & 0.61613 & 29 & 0.47191 & 800 & 0.17034 \\12 & 0.60224 & 30 & 0.46733 & 900 & 0.16408 \\13 & 0.58960 & 31 & 0.46293 & 1,000 & 0.15867 \\14 & 0.57802 & 32 & 0.45871 & 1,200 & 0.14972 \\15 & 0.56737 & 33 & 0.46464 & 1,400 & 0.14254 \\16 & 0.55751 & 34 & 0.45072 & 1,600 & 0.13660 \\17 & 0.54834 & 35 & 0.44694 & 1,800 & 0.13155\\18& 0.53979 & 36 & 0.44329 & 2,000 & 0.12720\end{array}\end{array}\begin{array}{cl}90 \% \text { Learning Rate }\\\text { ( } n=\text { cumulative production) }\\\begin{array}{rrrrrr}\hline n &&{n} & &n & \\\hline 1 & 1.00000 & 19 & 0.73545 & 37 & 0.67091 \\2 & 0.95000 & 20 & 0.73039 & 38 & 0.66839 \\3 & 0.91540 & 21 & 0.72559 & 39 & 0.66595 \\4 & 0.88905 & 22 & 0.72102 & 40 & 0.66357 \\5 & 0.86784 & 23 & 0.71666 & 64 & 0.62043 \\6 & 0.85013 & 24 & 0.71251 & 128 & 0.56069 \\7 & 0.83496 & 25 & 0.70853 & 256 & 0.50586 \\8 & 0.82172 & 26 & 0.70472 & 512 & 0.45594 \\9 & 0.80998 & 27 & 0.70106 & 600 & 0.44519 \\10 & 0.79945 & 28 & 0.69754 & 700 & 0.43496 \\11 & 0.78991 & 29 & 0.69416 & 800 & 0.42629 \\12 & 0.78120 & 30 & 0.69090 & 900 & 0.41878 \\13 & 0.77320 & 31 & 0.68775 & 1,000 & 0.41217 \\14 & 0.76580 & 32 & 0.67471 & 1,200 & 0.40097 \\15 & 0.75891 & 33 & 0.68177 & 1,400 & 0.39173 \\16 & 0.75249 & 34 & 0.67893 & 1,600 & 0.38390 \\17 & 0.74646 & 35 & 0.67617 & 1,800 & 0.37711 \\18 & 0.74080 & 36 & 0.67350 & 2,000 & 0.37114\end{array}\end{array}\end{array}

-The fourth unit took 10 hours to produce and the learning rate is expected to be 80 percent.How long will it take to produce the tenth unit? Refer to the copy of Table G.1 above.


A) Fewer than or equal to 7.0 hours
B) Greater than 7.0 hours but fewer than or equal to 8.0
C) Greater than 8.0 hours but fewer than or equal to 9.0
D) Greater than 9.0

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