OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (LL)-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 4, Problem 10CQ
What happens to the target manpower if the labor content is doubled?
- a. The target manpower increases by 50 percent.
- b. The target manpower doubles.
- c. The target manpower decreases by 50 percent.
- d. The target manpower decreases by a factor of 2.
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