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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}

-Given that the third unit took 100 minutes and the rate of learning is 80 percent,how much time will it take to build unit 96? Refer to the copy of Table G.1 above.


A) Fewer than or equal to 30 minutes
B) Greater than 30 minutes but fewer than or equal to 35 minutes
C) Greater than 35 minutes but fewer than or equal to 40 minutes
D) Greater than 40 minutes

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