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In the Learning-Curve Coefficients table for 70 percent learning,the sixth unit has a unit time value of 0.398.Verify that table entry by use of the formula approach.Use five decimals in your work.

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The factor b for 70 percent learning is ...

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Experience curves are the opposite of learning curves-as one rises,the other falls.

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Which of the following statements comparing learning curve rates (L) to improvement rates is TRUE?

What is the basic premise underlying the learning curve?

If it took 1000 hours to produce the first unit of a product,and the learning curve is 70%,how long will it take to produce units 26 through 50?

You are about to undertake the manufacture of a labor-intensive electronics component.The first unit took 300 hours.You are not sure whether the learning curve is 70% or 80%.The initial phase of the contract calls for 6 of these components. a.How much time will it take to complete all six at 70% learning? b.How much time will it take to complete all six at 80% learning?

The first unit took 10 hours and the third unit took 5.68 hours.What is the improvement rate?

Learning curves (or experience curves) were first applied to industry by ________ who was studying ________.

What problems in scheduling can arise if adjustments for learning curve effects in operations are not made?

The fundamental premise underlying learning curve analysis is that:

"By tradition,learning curves are defined in terms of the complements of their improvement rates." Explain.

An 80% learning curve means that with each unit increase in production,labor requirements fall by 20%.

To use the table of learning-curve coefficients,you must specify ________ and ________.

A product was priced assuming an 80% learning curve.How much extra labor (in %)will be required on the 4th product if the learning curve is actually 90%?

Why do different organizations have different learning curves?

What cautions are in order when using learning curves?

The formula approach to learning curve calculations allows us to determine the hours required for any unit.

The second unit of production took 9 hours.If the learning curve is 90% how long did the first unit take?

Experience curves may be valid for industrial applications,but have no role in services such as health care procedures.

The first unit of a product took 832 hours to build,and the learning curve is 75%.How long will it take to make the 30th unit? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the formula approach. )