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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Learning curve effect june 2016 examiner report question section a
5y ago#1The 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%)
Dear 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------------------120
2---------------------??????------------------??????1-------------------?????????
4------------------------67.5----------------270------------2--------------------150
in the question section I became stuck
5y ago#3But 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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