Managers at Art's Custom Saddle Manufacturers Believe That the Learning

question 170

Multiple Choice

Managers at Art's Custom Saddle Manufacturers believe that the learning rate for new employees is about 90%. If it takes a new employee 10 hours to make the first saddle, estimate the cumulative average time per saddle for a new employee to make four saddles. Use the following values as needed to respond:
Ln(95%) / ln(2) = -0.074
Ln(90%) / ln(2) = -0.152
Ln(85%) / ln(2) = -0.234
Ln(80%) / ln(2) = -0.322
Ln(75%) / ln(2) = -0.415
Ln(70%) / ln(2) = -0.515

• A)8)1 hours per saddle
• B)5)3 hours per saddle
• C)7)6 hours per saddle
• D)Cannot be determined

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Microscopic channels that traverse the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.

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