A Company Is Preparing a Bid on a Government Contract

question 30

Multiple Choice

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,respectively.Approximately how long will it take to produce the 15^th unit?

• A)4.3 hours
• B)5.5 hours
• C)4.7 hours
• D)6.9 hours
• E)3.4 hours

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