Weston,Inc

question 67

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 6 hours.If Weston has a 78% learning rate,use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

• A)16.91 hours
• B)18.20 hours
• C)15.87 hours
• D)15.35 hours

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