Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 minutes
B)  16 minutes
C)  2.271 minutes
D)  4.542 minutes
E)  0.800 minute D

Question 2

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 10 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 9 minutes.You should use an 80 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is a reason that there are disparities between a firm's learning curve rate and that of its industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Companies don't always report sensitive data to outside agencies accurately.
B)  Learning curves don't reflect organizational learning.
C)  There may be procedural differences in the manner that different firms collect and report data.
D)  The starting points for different firms were different.
E)  The cumulative number of units produced is different. C

Question 4

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, what will be the total time to produce 1,000 units? ______________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a person performing a task has...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A learning curve shows the increase in time required for each successive unit completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

You have just timed a person doing a hair cut for the first time.It took 50 minutes.What unit improvement factor learning curve would you use if the person took 35 minutes on the second hair cut?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 percent
B)  50 percent
C)  70 percent
D)  75 percent
E)  80 percent

Question 8

A learning curve is a line displaying the way unit production time decreases as time passes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10 minutes and 6 minutes, respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.9330 minute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 10th repetition of job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 80 percent, what is the estimated time for the 100th repetition of this job?

Accepted Answer

A)  47.66 minutes
B)  62.50 minutes
C)  80 minutes
D)  92.50 minutes
E)  100 minutes

Question 11

You have just timed a person doing a job a few times.The first time it took the person 25 minutes, the second time it took 20 minutes, and the third time it took 17.55 minutes.Which learning curve unit improvement factor should you use?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent
B)  75 percent
C)  80 percent
D)  85 percent
E)  90 percent

Question 12

If a person performing a task has been achieving a 95 percent learning curve and you know that the task will end after the 100th unit, the last unit produced will take 71.12 percent as much time as the first unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $2,000.If their 85 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the total cost of producing 5 lots?

Accepted Answer

A)  $10,000.00
B)  $9,376.50
C)  $8,062.00
D)  $4,031.00
E)  $1,191.20

Question 15

You have determined that a 60 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If your initial timing of person performing that task was 35 minutes and if you need the task performed 1,000 times, how many minutes of work will be required?

Accepted Answer

A)  3,500.0 minutes
B)  1,062.5 minutes
C)  705.25 minutes
D)  450.5 minutes
E)  220.3 minutes

Question 16

The general guidelines provided in the textbook on improving individual learning based on learning curves include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a cumulative improvement factor.
B)  Use a unit improvement factor.
C)  Do one or very few jobs at a time.
D)  Explain learning logarithm analysis to workers.
E)  Avoid feedback until the job is complete.

Question 17

You have determined that a 75 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If the initial timing of the person performing that job was 50 minutes, and if you need the job performed 500 times, how many minutes of work will be required?

Accepted Answer

A)  25,000 minutes
B)  3,184 minutes
C)  1,895 minutes
D)  1,379 minutes
E)  636.8 minutes

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.4665 minute
B)  0.0933 minute
C)  4.665 minutes
D)  9.33 minutes
E)  3 minutes

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Learning Curves

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?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 10 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 9 minutes.You should use an 80 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

Which of the following is a reason that there are disparities between a firm's learning curve rate and that of its industry?

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, what will be the total time to produce 1,000 units? ______________________

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

A learning curve shows the increase in time required for each successive unit completed.

You have just timed a person doing a hair cut for the first time.It took 50 minutes.What unit improvement factor learning curve would you use if the person took 35 minutes on the second hair cut?

A learning curve is a line displaying the way unit production time decreases as time passes.

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 10 minutes and 6 minutes, respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.9330 minute.

The 10^th repetition of job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 80 percent, what is the estimated time for the 100^th repetition of this job?

You have just timed a person doing a job a few times.The first time it took the person 25 minutes, the second time it took 20 minutes, and the third time it took 17.55 minutes.Which learning curve unit improvement factor should you use?

If a person performing a task has been achieving a 95 percent learning curve and you know that the task will end after the 100^th unit, the last unit produced will take 71.12 percent as much time as the first unit.

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $2,000.If their 85 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the total cost of producing 5 lots?

You have determined that a 60 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If your initial timing of person performing that task was 35 minutes and if you need the task performed 1,000 times, how many minutes of work will be required?

The general guidelines provided in the textbook on improving individual learning based on learning curves include which of the following?

You have determined that a 75 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If the initial timing of the person performing that job was 50 minutes, and if you need the job performed 500 times, how many minutes of work will be required?

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?

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

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.