Andrew Pallet Co

question 137

Essay

Andrew Pallet Co., Inc.manufactures pallets for various manufacturing companies.Each new employee takes 10 hours to make the first pallet and 8 hours to make the second.The manufacturing overhead charge per hour is $80.Required:
a.What is the learning curve percentage assuming the cumulative average method?
b.What is the time needed to build 8 pallets by a new employee using the cumulative average-time method? Assume the rate of learning factor is -0.1520.
c.What is the time needed to produce the 16th pallet by a new employee using the incremental unit-time method? Assume the rate of learning factor is -0.3219.

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Populations

Groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same area and are capable of interbreeding.

Founder Effects

A genetic phenomenon where a new population starts from a small number of individuals, leading to a reduced genetic diversity relative to the original population.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that causes random changes in the frequency of alleles in a population over time.

Gene Flow

The transfer of genetic variation from one population to another, which can lead to changes in the gene pools of both populations.