Condor Airplane Company Has Built a New Model Jet Aircraft

question 11

Multiple Choice

Condor Airplane Company has built a new model jet aircraft which it intends to sell to high net worth clients.This aircraft required 25,000 hours to complete.Condor believes an incremental unit-time learning model with an 82% learning curve best reflects the company's production efficiency.Condor just received a contract to make seven identical aircraft.What will be the expected unit time for the eighth aircraft?

• A)20,500.00.
• B)16,810.00.
• C)13,784.20.
• D)11,303.04.
• T x Lⁿ = time required for the nth time the task is done.T = 25,000 hours;L = 82%;n = # of times the task is doubled = 3.25,000 x 0.82³ = 13,784.20

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through association with primary reinforcers, often linked to satisfying basic needs.

Negative Reinforcers

An aversive stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it has been linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately leads to eliciting a conditioned reaction.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In behavioral psychology, an event that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.