Acme,Inc,Produces Widgets

question 46

Multiple Choice

Acme,Inc.,produces widgets.To manufacture a new type of widget,it took 79 hours for the first widget.Acme estimates it has an 81% learning rate.Using the logarithmic approach,calculate the time it will take to manufacture the 135th widget.

• A)17.78 hours
• B)19.58 hours
• C)16.52 hours
• D)21.94 hours

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