A Defense Contractor Has Just Started Producing Engines for a New

question 34

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%,how long will it take to produce the first 20 engines?

• A)less than or equal to 1000 hours
• B)from 1000 to 8000 hours
• C)from 8000 to 8500 hours
• D)from 8500 to 10000 hours
• E)10,000 or more hours

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