A Company Is Preparing a Bid on a Government Contract

question 59

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.
Approximately how long will it take to produce the 25th through 30th units?

• A) 23 hours
• B) 49 hours
• C) 29 hours
• D) 38 hours
• E) It is impossible to say without additional information.

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