A company is preparing a bid on a government contract for 40 units of a certain product. The operations manager estimates the assembly time required for the first two units to be 10.4 hours and 8.8 hours. Approximately how long will it take to produce the 25^th through 30^th units? A) 23 hours B) 49 hours C) 29 hours D) 38 hours E) It is impossible to say without additional information.

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To find the total time required for producing units 25 through 30, we need to find the average time required for assembling two units and then multiply that by six (since there are three pairs of units to be assembled). Average assembly time per pair of units = (10.4 + 8.8) / 2 = 9.6 hours Total time required for producing units 25 through 30 = 6 pairs of units x 9.6 hours per pair = 57.6 hours However, we only need to find the time required for producing units 25^th through 30^th, which is only six units. Total time required for producing units 25^th through 30^th = 6 units x 9.6 hours per pair = 28.8 hours Therefore, approximately 29 hours will be required to produce units 25^th through 30^th.

A Company Is Preparing a Bid on a Government Contract