Weston,Inc

question 43

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 12 hours.If Weston has an 84% learning rate,use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

• A)24.83 hours
• B)26.68 hours
• C)23.38 hours
• D)23.61 hours

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