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

A) Improvement comes from working smarter, not harder.
B) Individual learning and incentives are positively related.
C) The newer the job, the greater will be the learning.
D) Learning curves are not impacted by indirect labor and supervision.
E) Learning curves represent direct labor output.

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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?

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.

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

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?

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.

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