Jennerson Co

question 80

Multiple Choice

Jennerson Co.produced a pilot run of sixty units of a recently developed piston used in the finished products.The piston has a one-year life,and Jennerson expected to produce and sell 1,960 units annually.The pilot run required an average of.34 direct labor hours per piston for 60 pistons.The last piston in the pilot run required.23 direct labor hours.Jennerson experienced an eighty percent learning curve on the direct labor hours needed to produce new pistons.Past experience indicated that learning tends to cease by the time 960 parts are produced.Jennerson's manufacturing costs for pistons are presented below.
Jennerson received a quote of $9 per unit from Kytel Machine Co.for the additional 1,900 needed pistons.Jennerson frequently subcontracts this type of work and has always been satisfied with the quality of the units produced by Kytel.If the pistons are manufactured by Jennerson Co. ,the average direct labor hours per unit for the first 960 pistons (including the pilot run) produced is calculated to be:

• A)0.13926.
• B)0.1728.
• C)0.11141.
• D)0.13056.
• E)0.14797.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning technique where, through repeated associations, a response at first elicited by a second stimulus is in the end elicited by the first stimulus without the second.

Reinforcer

An element in behaviorist psychology that strengthens a behavior or increases the likelihood of its repetition.

Cognitive Learning

A style of learning that involves understanding, thinking, problem-solving, and remembering, by which knowledge is gained and retained.

Vicarious Learning

Learning that occurs by observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.