You Are About to Undertake the Manufacture of a Labor-Intensive

question 77

Essay

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?

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how marginal revenue changes as output level changes.

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