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- December 3, 2020 at 9:26 pm #597559
A company has started production of a new product and has found that the first 10 units of production took 120 hours. the next 30 units produced took a further 150 hours
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December 4, 2020 at 7:45 am #597595The first batch of 10 units took 120 hours.
When they make an extra 30 units, then will have made 40 units which is 4 batches of 10 units.
The total time for 4 batches is 120 + 150 = 270 and therefore the average time per batch is 270 / 4 = 67.5 hours.
Going from 1 batch to 4 batches means doubling twice.
Therefore learning rate is the square root of 67.5/120 = 0.75 (or 75%)
December 4, 2020 at 2:48 pm #597649Dear Tutor let us do in this way
C.P.U————C.A.T.p.u———-C.T.Hours—–Incr.num.units—–Incr.total hours
1———————120—————–120——————-1——————1202———————??????——————??????1——————-?????????
4————————67.5—————-270————2——————–150
in the question section I became stuck
December 5, 2020 at 7:32 am #597690But I have explained how to do it in my previous reply and it is the same way that I do it in my lectures!
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