Weston,Inc

question 7

Multiple Choice

Weston,Inc.,produces widgets.To manufacture a new type of widget,it took 18 iterations before the process reached a steady state of 7 hours.If Weston has a 94% learning rate,use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

• A)9.06 hours
• B)10.92 hours
• C)8.90 hours
• D)7.51 hours

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