question archive Suad Alwan, lhe purchasing agent for Dubai Ainines, has determined that the second plane took 16,000 hours to produce
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Suad Alwan, lhe purchasing agent for Dubai Ainines, has determined that the second plane took 16,000 hours to produce. Using an 80% learning curve and a $35-per—hour labor charge, he wants to determine the cost of the six additional planes. 11me required [or the sixth unlt = 11,240 hours (round your response to the nearest whole number). Cost of the sixth unii : 393,400 dollars (round your response to the nearest whole number). Time required [or the seventh unit = 10,690 hours (round your response to the nearest whole number)' Cost of the seventh unit = dollars (round your response to the nearest whole number).
a. Time taken to produce second plane=16,000 hours (Tn)
Time taken to produce Nth plane is:
Tn=T1*N ln L/ln 2
L=Learning rate
=80%
=0.80.
Substituting the value in the formula
16000=T1*2 ln 0.80/ln 2
16000=T1*2 -0.3219
16000=T1*0.80
T1=16000/0.80
=20,000 hours.
Time taken to produce the sixth plane=T6
T6=T1*6 ln 0.80/ln 2
T6=20,000*6-0.321
=20,000*0.562
=11,240 HOURS
b. Cost of the 6th unit=11,240*35
=393,400
c. Time taken to produce the 7th unit=T7
T7=T1*7 -0.321
=20,000*0.5345
=10,690 hours.
d. Cost for the 7th unit=10,690*35
=374,150