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A Small Manufacturer That Offers "Hand Crafted" Furniture Has Developed

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A small manufacturer that offers "hand crafted" furniture has developed a new style of desk that they believe will be very successful in the marketplace. It is expected that the first desk will take about 60 hours of craftsmen's time to complete. They expect a 90% learning curve for this desk.
How long will it take to make the 20th desk? The firm is considering accepting an order for 25 desks. How many hours of labor will this require for all 25?


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Organic Product

A compound or material derived from living organisms or containing carbon atoms.

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Describes the arrangement or organization of atoms within molecules.

Ketone Reduction

A chemical reaction wherein a ketone is reduced to an alcohol, frequently involving the use of a reducing agent.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent commonly used in organic chemistry to reduce ketones and aldehydes to alcohols.

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