Question 1

When plotted on a graph, the learning curve can't be expressed as logarithm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The 25th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 180th repetition of this job? ________________________

Accepted Answer

Question 3

If a person performing a task has been achieving a 75 percent learning curve and you know that the task will end after the 80th unit, the last unit produced will take 17.12 percent as much time as the first unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 12th lot?

Accepted Answer

A) $14,340 
B) $3,000 
C) $2,896 
D) $640.50 
E) $213.50 
A) $14,340 
B) $3,000 
C) $2,896 
D) $640.50 
E) $213.50

Question 5

With an 80 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job, at what number of repetitions will the job take less than 50 minutes?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 repetitions of the job 
B) 6 repetitions of the job 
C) 7 repetitions of the job 
D) 8 repetitions of the job 
E) 9 repetitions of the job 
A) 5 repetitions of the job 
B) 6 repetitions of the job 
C) 7 repetitions of the job 
D) 8 repetitions of the job 
E) 9 repetitions of the job

Question 6

The 50th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 200th repetition of this job?

Accepted Answer

A) 44.69 minutes 
B) 81 minutes 
C) 90 minutes 
D) 100 minutes 
E) 110 minutes 
A) 44.69 minutes 
B) 81 minutes 
C) 90 minutes 
D) 100 minutes 
E) 110 minutes

Question 7

Economies of scale and the learning curve have opposite effects on capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 20th lot?

Accepted Answer

A) $60,000 
B) $18,585 
C) $1,950 
D) $466.20 
E) $155.40 
A) $60,000 
B) $18,585 
C) $1,950 
D) $466.20 
E) $155.40

Question 10

The learning curve states that the more experience you have in a particular activity; the less surprised you will be when something goes wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The point at which the scale economy curve and the learning curve intersect is called the capacity optimum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Learning curves can be applied to individuals and to organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If a person performing a task has been achieving an 80 percent learning curve and it took 10 minutes to produce the first unit, the total time to produce 100 units will be 326.5 minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a learning curve?

Accepted Answer

The textbook answer is: "A learning curv

Question 16

A company's production process has an 80 percent learning curve rate.The process has produced 1,000 units to date.A process refinement is estimated to allow a future learning curve rate for the identical product of 75 percent.However, the initial unit made using the new process will take the same amount of time as the initial unit produced using the old process.At what point, using the new process, will the production rate exceed the production rate achieved by the old process?

Accepted Answer

A) Before the 50th unit 
B) Before the 80th unit 
C) Before the 100th unit 
D) Before the 120th unit 
E) Before the 250th unit 
A) Before the 50th unit 
B) Before the 80th unit 
C) Before the 100th unit 
D) Before the 120th unit 
E) Before the 250th unit

Question 17

On a learning curve plot, the time per unit is usually displayed on the vertical axis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A company's production process has a 90 percent learning rate.The process has produced 1,000 units to date.A process refinement is estimated to allow a future learning rate for the identical product of 70 percent.However, the initial unit made using the new process will take the same amount of time as the initial unit produced using the old process.At what point, using the new process, will the production rate exceed the production rate achieved by the old process?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A company's production process has a 90...

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate. 
B) Unit time will increase at a decreasing rate. 
C) Unit time will decrease at an increasing rate. 
D) Unit time will increase at an increasing rate. 
E) Unit time will hold constant. 
A) Unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate. 
B) Unit time will increase at a decreasing rate. 
C) Unit time will decrease at an increasing rate. 
D) Unit time will increase at an increasing rate. 
E) Unit time will hold constant.

Exam 6: Learning Curves

When plotted on a graph, the learning curve can't be expressed as logarithm.

The 25th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 180th repetition of this job? ________________________

If a person performing a task has been achieving a 75 percent learning curve and you know that the task will end after the 80th unit, the last unit produced will take 17.12 percent as much time as the first unit.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 12th lot?

With an 80 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job, at what number of repetitions will the job take less than 50 minutes?

The 50th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 200th repetition of this job?

Economies of scale and the learning curve have opposite effects on capacity.

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.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 20th lot?

The learning curve states that the more experience you have in a particular activity; the less surprised you will be when something goes wrong.

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 a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.

The point at which the scale economy curve and the learning curve intersect is called the capacity optimum.

Learning curves can be applied to individuals and to organizations.

If a person performing a task has been achieving an 80 percent learning curve and it took 10 minutes to produce the first unit, the total time to produce 100 units will be 326.5 minutes.

What is a learning curve?

On a learning curve plot, the time per unit is usually displayed on the vertical axis.

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.

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

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The 25^th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 180^th repetition of this job? ________________________

If a person performing a task has been achieving a 75 percent learning curve and you know that the task will end after the 80^th unit, the last unit produced will take 17.12 percent as much time as the first unit.

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 12^th lot?

The 50^th repetition of a job is timed at 100 minutes.If the learning curve for this job is 90 percent, what is the estimated time for the 200^th repetition of this job?

A company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $3,000.If their 65 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot, what is the cost of producing the 20^th lot?