1. Your company is making experimental turbochargers for a new design of high-powered farm tractors. The production schedule for these new components is contained in the table below. Month Turbochargers 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 7 10 5 The first turbocharger, a trial unit, took 1.000 hours to produce. Based on your experience with similar products, the learning factor is 85%. You have 20 employees, and each employee works 160 hours per month. What is the average number of working hours is required per month?

1. Your company is making experimental turbochargers for a new design of high-powered farm tractors. The production schedule for these new components is contained in the table below. Month Turbochargers 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 7 10 5 The first turbocharger, a trial unit, took 1.000 hours to produce. Based on your experience with similar products, the learning factor is 85%. You have 20 employees, and each employee works 160 hours per month. What is the average number of working hours is required per month?

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Chapter10: Short-term Decision Making

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