Exam 6: Learning Curves

The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes, respectively. The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.0933 minute.

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Question 41

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $10,000. If their 75 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the total cost of producing 10 lots?

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Question 42

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 90 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

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Question 43

There will be greater improvement in labor hours and costs for existing jobs than for new jobs.

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Question 44

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 108 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

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Question 45

An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will decrease at a decreasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.

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Question 46

Which of the following is not a managerial consideration in using learning curves?

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Question 47

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the fourth time they do the task it takes 81 minutes. You should use an 81 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

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Question 48

The unit improvement factor for an 80 percent learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes, respectively. What is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?

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Question 49

If a person performing a task has been achieving an 85 percent learning curve and if it took 1 minute to produce the first unit, the total time to produce 1,000 units will be 437.5 minutes.

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Question 50

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

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Question 51

An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following?

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Question 52

A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.

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Question 53

The general guidelines provided in the textbook on improving individual learning based on learning curves do not include which of the following?

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Question 54

The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes respectively. Which of the following is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 25?

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Question 55

The normal form of the learning curve equation is Y_x = nx^k.

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Question 56

The learning curve percent and the reduction in the time it takes to produce the 1,000^th unit (in general n^th unit) as compared to the time to make the first unit is

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The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes, respectively. The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.0933 minute.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $10,000. If their 75 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the total cost of producing 10 lots?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 90 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

There will be greater improvement in labor hours and costs for existing jobs than for new jobs.

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 108 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will decrease at a decreasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.

Which of the following is not a managerial consideration in using learning curves?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the fourth time they do the task it takes 81 minutes. You should use an 81 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

The unit improvement factor for an 80 percent learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes, respectively. What is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?

If a person performing a task has been achieving an 85 percent learning curve and if it took 1 minute to produce the first unit, the total time to produce 1,000 units will be 437.5 minutes.

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following?

A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.

The general guidelines provided in the textbook on improving individual learning based on learning curves do not include which of the following?

The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes respectively. Which of the following is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 25?

The normal form of the learning curve equation is Y_x = nx^k.

The learning curve percent and the reduction in the time it takes to produce the 1,000^th unit (in general n^th unit) as compared to the time to make the first unit is

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Exam 6: Learning Curves

The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes, respectively. The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.0933 minute.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $10,000. If their 75 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the total cost of producing 10 lots?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 90 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

There will be greater improvement in labor hours and costs for existing jobs than for new jobs.

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 108 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will decrease at a decreasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.

Which of the following is not a managerial consideration in using learning curves?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the fourth time they do the task it takes 81 minutes. You should use an 81 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

The unit improvement factor for an 80 percent learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes, respectively. What is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?

If a person performing a task has been achieving an 85 percent learning curve and if it took 1 minute to produce the first unit, the total time to produce 1,000 units will be 437.5 minutes.

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following?

A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.

The general guidelines provided in the textbook on improving individual learning based on learning curves do not include which of the following?

The unit improvement factor for a 60 percent learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes respectively. Which of the following is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 25?

The normal form of the learning curve equation is Yx = nxk.

The learning curve percent and the reduction in the time it takes to produce the 1,000th unit (in general nth unit) as compared to the time to make the first unit is

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Strategy

Design of Products and Services

Projects

Strategic Capacity Management

Manufacturing Processes

Facility Layout

Service Processes

Waiting Line Analysis and Simulation

Process Design and Analysis

Six Sigma Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Lean Supply Chains

Logistics, Distribution, and Transportation

Global Sourcing and Procurement

The Internet of Things and Erp

Forecasting

Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning

Workcenter Scheduling

Filters

The normal form of the learning curve equation is Y_x = nx^k.

The learning curve percent and the reduction in the time it takes to produce the 1,000^th unit (in general n^th unit) as compared to the time to make the first unit is