Weston,Inc

question 44

Multiple Choice

Weston,Inc.,produces widgets.To manufacture a new type of widget,it took 19 iterations before the process reached a steady state of 33 hours.If Weston has a 94% learning rate,use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

• A)42.92 hours
• B)44.80 hours
• C)41.21 hours
• D)42.11 hours

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