A Defense Contractor Has Just Started Producing Engines for a New

question 95

Multiple Choice

A defense contractor has just started producing engines for a new government contract. The first engine took 800 hours to produce. If the learning curve is 80%, approximately how long will it take to produce the first 20 engines?

• A) 8388 hours
• B) 665 hours
• C) 8083 hours
• D) 310 hours
• E) 10,000 or more hours

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