Olson Company Makes Hearing Aids

question 193

Essay

Olson Company makes hearing aids. Olson has found that total electricity cost for the factory can be represented by the following formula: total annual electricity cost = $149,000 + $2.75x, where x = labor hours. Last year, Olson incurred 212,000 labor hours.
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Definitions:

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Habituation Study

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