Your company is making experimental turbochargers for a new design of high-powered farm tractors.The production schedule for these new components is contained in the table below.
The first turbocharger,a trial unit,took 900 hours to produce.Based on your experience with similar products,the learning factor is 85%.You have 20 employees,and each employee works 160 hours per month.How many hours will be required in each month? In which month(s)will overtime be required to meet the production schedule?
Definitions:
Mid-ocean Ridge
An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics, that encircles the globe and is the site of new oceanic crust formation.
Terranes
Geologically distinct regions that may have been brought together by past tectonic processes.
Linear Island Chain
A series of islands aligned in a straight or nearly straight line, often created by volcanic activity along a tectonic plate boundary or hotspot.
Hot Spots
Regions in the Earth's mantle that are exceptionally hot, causing volcanic activity at the Earth's surface, independent of tectonic plate boundaries.
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