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Two Contract Labor Companies Are Competing for Work Being Outsourced

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Two contract labor companies are competing for work being outsourced by Febrero SpA. One contractor, Terza, has a learning rate governed by a tripling of output at a 90% rate and the other contractor, Segundo, has a learning rate governed by the conventional doubling of output at a 90% rate. Both Terza and Segundo take 20 minutes to complete the first unit they are given for bid estimation purposes. How many more units must Terza make than Segundo before their time per unit drops below 15 minutes? [Note: a calculator is required to answer this question.]


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