A Metal Works Fabricator Is About to Release a New

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Essay

A metal works fabricator is about to release a new model of his firm's copper sculpture and fountain. The operations manager estimates that this product is subject to a 90% learning rate on labour only-the material bill is not affected by experience. The firm prices its work based on cost-the sum of materials plus 30% and labour plus 50%. (This allows the firm to practice a little "demand management" for its very popular works.) The first item has already been finished; the material bill was $800 and labour totalled 40 hours. The firm pays its metalworking artisans an average of $18 per hour. What should be the asking price of the first unit? The second?

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