BUS 375 Assignment 6
Questions with verified
solutions 2025
Learning curves are based on the premise that people and
organizations become better at their tasks as the tasks are
repeated. - answer True
If the first unit in a series of units takes 200 days to complete, and
the learning curve is 80%, then the second unit will take 160 days. -
answer True
([1-.80=.20] [.20 x 200 = 40] [200-40=160]
Learning curves (or experience curves) were first applied to industry
by ________ who was studying ________. - answer T. P. Wright; air
frame manufacture
A job with a 90% learning curve required 20 hours for the initial
unit. The eighth unit should require approximately how many hours?
- answer 14.6 hours
T1 x nlog L / log 2
where, T = Time taken to produce first unit = 20 hrs
L = Learning rate = 90% = 0.90
then time taken to produce 8th unit = T1 x 8log L / log 2
= 20 x 8log 0.9 / log 2
, = 14.6 Hours
A 100% learning curve implies that: - answer no learning is taking
place.
Which one of the following statements about learning curves is
TRUE? - answer A learning curve graph usually follows a negative
exponential curve.
A project manager bases his time and labor estimates on a learning
curve of 86%. The actual learning curve turns out to be 84%. The
manager, because of the decreased learning, will complete his
project in more time and with more labor use than his estimate
suggested. - answer False
The learning curve may not be permanent; it can be disrupted by
changes in process, personnel, or product. - answer True
Learning curves have a variety of purposes. Which three broad
categories does the text place them into? - answer internal,
external, and strategic
Learning curves can be applied to a variety of purposes internal to a
firm, including: - answer All of the above
A. Scheduling
B. Labor forecasting
C. Establishing costs
D. Establishing budgets
Questions with verified
solutions 2025
Learning curves are based on the premise that people and
organizations become better at their tasks as the tasks are
repeated. - answer True
If the first unit in a series of units takes 200 days to complete, and
the learning curve is 80%, then the second unit will take 160 days. -
answer True
([1-.80=.20] [.20 x 200 = 40] [200-40=160]
Learning curves (or experience curves) were first applied to industry
by ________ who was studying ________. - answer T. P. Wright; air
frame manufacture
A job with a 90% learning curve required 20 hours for the initial
unit. The eighth unit should require approximately how many hours?
- answer 14.6 hours
T1 x nlog L / log 2
where, T = Time taken to produce first unit = 20 hrs
L = Learning rate = 90% = 0.90
then time taken to produce 8th unit = T1 x 8log L / log 2
= 20 x 8log 0.9 / log 2
, = 14.6 Hours
A 100% learning curve implies that: - answer no learning is taking
place.
Which one of the following statements about learning curves is
TRUE? - answer A learning curve graph usually follows a negative
exponential curve.
A project manager bases his time and labor estimates on a learning
curve of 86%. The actual learning curve turns out to be 84%. The
manager, because of the decreased learning, will complete his
project in more time and with more labor use than his estimate
suggested. - answer False
The learning curve may not be permanent; it can be disrupted by
changes in process, personnel, or product. - answer True
Learning curves have a variety of purposes. Which three broad
categories does the text place them into? - answer internal,
external, and strategic
Learning curves can be applied to a variety of purposes internal to a
firm, including: - answer All of the above
A. Scheduling
B. Labor forecasting
C. Establishing costs
D. Establishing budgets
