Question 1

The first unit took 10 hours and the third unit took 5.68 hours.What is the improvement rate?

Accepted Answer

A) 70% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 90% 
E) 10% 
A) 70% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 90% 
E) 10%

Question 2

In the formula approach to learning curve calculations,you have used the formula TN = T1 (Nb).For a problem with a 92 percent learning curve,what is b?

Accepted Answer

b = @#IMG-DLM& = @#IMG-DLM& =

Question 3

A product was priced assuming an 80% learning curve.How much extra labor (in %)will be required on the 4th product if the learning curve is actually 90%?

Accepted Answer

4^-.322 = .64 4^-.15

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the use of learning curves?

Accepted Answer

A) Any change in personnel,design,or procedure can alter the learning curve. 
B) Time measurements on early units completed must be accurate. 
C) The culture of the workplace may alter the learning curve. 
D) Direct labor and indirect labor may not follow the same learning curves. 
E) All of these are limitations of learning curves. 
A) Any change in personnel,design,or procedure can alter the learning curve. 
B) Time measurements on early units completed must be accurate. 
C) The culture of the workplace may alter the learning curve. 
D) Direct labor and indirect labor may not follow the same learning curves. 
E) All of these are limitations of learning curves.

Question 5

The first unit took 10 hours and the fourth unit took 8.1 hours to complete.What is the learning curve?

Accepted Answer

A) 100% 
B) 99% 
C) 95% 
D) 90% 
E) 80% 
A) 100% 
B) 99% 
C) 95% 
D) 90% 
E) 80%

Question 6

What is the basic premise underlying the learning curve?

Accepted Answer

The basic premise underlying t

Question 7

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

Accepted Answer

A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience 
A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience

Question 8

The seventh unit of production took 63.423 minutes while the ninth unit of production took 59.8 minutes.What is the improvement rate?

Accepted Answer

T(1)= 63.423/(7^b)= 59.8/(9^b)
b = -.234

Question 9

The first product took 10 hours to build and the learning curve is estimated to be 90%.How long will it take to make the fourth unit?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 hours 
B) 9 hours 
C) 8.1 hours 
D) 7.5 hours 
E) none of the above 
A) 10 hours 
B) 9 hours 
C) 8.1 hours 
D) 7.5 hours 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Why do different organizations have different learning curves?

Accepted Answer

The rate of learning varies de

Question 11

The second unit of production took 9 hours.If the learning curve is 90% how long did the first unit take?

Accepted Answer

A) 9 hours 
B) 10 hours 
C) 8.1 hours 
D) 8.5 hours 
E) none of the above 
A) 9 hours 
B) 10 hours 
C) 8.1 hours 
D) 8.5 hours 
E) none of the above

Question 12

The first unit of a product took 900 hours to build and the learning curve is 90%.How long will it take to make the first 3 units? (Use Table E.3)

Accepted Answer

A) less than or equal to 2,470 hours 
B) from 2,470 to 2,472 hours 
C) from 2,472 to 2,475 hours 
D) from 2,475 to 2,478 hours 
E) from 2,478 to 2,481 hours 
A) less than or equal to 2,470 hours 
B) from 2,470 to 2,472 hours 
C) from 2,472 to 2,475 hours 
D) from 2,475 to 2,478 hours 
E) from 2,478 to 2,481 hours

Question 13

If it took 1000 hours to produce the first unit of a product,and the learning curve is 70%,how long will it take to produce units 26 through 50?

Accepted Answer

A) 12,307 hours 
B) 8,404 hours 
C) 134 hours 
D) 3,903 hours 
E) none of the above 
A) 12,307 hours 
B) 8,404 hours 
C) 134 hours 
D) 3,903 hours 
E) none of the above

Question 14

What can cause a learning curve to vary from a smooth downward slope?

Accepted Answer

Any changes in personnel,desig

Question 15

Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of the doubling approach over the formula approach to learning curve calculations.

Accepted Answer

Advantage: simplest approach t

Question 16

A 90% learning curve implies that each time the production volume is doubled,the direct time per unit is reduced to 90% of its previous value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Reevaluation of learning curves is inappropriate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Failure to consider the effects of learning can lead to ________ of labor needs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Failure to consider the effects of learning...

Question 19

Your firm has expertise with a special type of hand-finished furniture.The learning curve is known to be 82%.If the first piece of furniture took 6 hours,how long will it take to make the second? How long will it take to make the fourth?

Accepted Answer

Use the doubling approach.The

Question 20

Joe's Manufacturing is considering bidding on a small order for 5 units.Based on similar products that they have made in the past,they believe that the first unit will take 500 labor hours.They also believe that there will be an 80% learning curve.How many hours of labor should Joe include for his bid?

Accepted Answer

From Table E.3,the total time

Exam 26: Learning Curves

The first unit took 10 hours and the third unit took 5.68 hours.What is the improvement rate?

In the formula approach to learning curve calculations,you have used the formula TN = T1 (Nb).For a problem with a 92 percent learning curve,what is b?

A product was priced assuming an 80% learning curve.How much extra labor (in %)will be required on the 4th product if the learning curve is actually 90%?

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the use of learning curves?

The first unit took 10 hours and the fourth unit took 8.1 hours to complete.What is the learning curve?

What is the basic premise underlying the learning curve?

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

The seventh unit of production took 63.423 minutes while the ninth unit of production took 59.8 minutes.What is the improvement rate?

The first product took 10 hours to build and the learning curve is estimated to be 90%.How long will it take to make the fourth unit?

Why do different organizations have different learning curves?

The second unit of production took 9 hours.If the learning curve is 90% how long did the first unit take?

The first unit of a product took 900 hours to build and the learning curve is 90%.How long will it take to make the first 3 units? (Use Table E.3)

If it took 1000 hours to produce the first unit of a product,and the learning curve is 70%,how long will it take to produce units 26 through 50?

What can cause a learning curve to vary from a smooth downward slope?

Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of the doubling approach over the formula approach to learning curve calculations.

A 90% learning curve implies that each time the production volume is doubled,the direct time per unit is reduced to 90% of its previous value.

Reevaluation of learning curves is inappropriate.

Failure to consider the effects of learning can lead to ________ of labor needs.

Your firm has expertise with a special type of hand-finished furniture.The learning curve is known to be 82%.If the first piece of furniture took 6 hours,how long will it take to make the second? How long will it take to make the fourth?

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