Weston,Inc

question 49

Multiple Choice

Weston,Inc.,produces widgets.To manufacture a new type of widget,it took 20 iterations before the process reached a steady state of 30 hours.If Weston has a 99% learning rate,use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

• A)32.76 hours
• B)31.33 hours
• C)31.05 hours
• D)28.72 hours

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