Question 1

The unit improvement factor for a 60% learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.0933 minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

You have determined that a 75 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If the initial timing of the person performing that job was 50 minutes,and if you need the job performed 500 times,how many minutes of work will be required?

Accepted Answer

A) 25,000 minutes 
B) 3,184 minutes 
C) 1,895 minutes 
D) 1,379 minutes 
E) 636.8 minutes

Question 3

The unit improvement factor for a 60% learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 10 minutes and 6 minutes respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.9330 minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes and the second time they do the task it takes 108 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 5

company's production process has an 85 percent learning curve rate.The process has produced 1,000 units to date.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 very first 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) By the 50th unit 
B) By the 80th unit 
C) By the 100th unit 
D) By the 120th unit 
E) By the 250th unit

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 100th repetition of this job?

Accepted Answer

A) 49.66 minutes 
B) 81 minutes 
C) 90 minutes 
D) 100 minutes 
E) 110 minutes

Question 7

You have just timed a person doing a job a four times.The first time it took the person 120 minutes,the second time it took 90 minutes,the third time it took 76.1 minutes,and the fourth time it took 67.5 minutes.Which Learning Curve Unit Improvement Factor should you use?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 75 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 85 percent 
E) 90 percent

Question 8

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 10 minutes and the second time they do the task it takes 9
minutes.You should use an 80 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete
take to complete this task in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

learning curve shows the decrease in time required for each successive unit completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will increase at an increasing rate as the
cumulative number of units completed increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

With a 70 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job,at what number of repetitions does the job take less than 50 minutes?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 repetitions of the job 
B) 3 repetitions of the job 
C) 4 repetitions of the job 
D) 5 repetitions of the job 
E) 6 repetitions of the job

Question 15

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

Question 16

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 17

You have determined that a 60 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If your initial timing of person performing that task was 35 minutes and if you need the task performed 1,000 times,how many minutes of work will be required?

Accepted Answer

A) 3,500.0 minutes 
B) 1,062.5 minutes 
C) 705.25 minutes 
D) 450.5 minutes 
E) 220.3 minutes

Question 18

You are a consultant specializing in estimating the costs after the employees learn how to do a job more efficiently by repetition.Your client can produce a product the first time at a cost of $2,500.If their 65 percent Learning Curve allows them to reduce their costs on each product,what is the total cost of producing 400 units of the new product?

Accepted Answer

A) $100,000 
B) $78,900 
C) $58,600 
D) $45,765 
E) $37,850

Question 19

You have just timed a person doing a job a few times.The first time it took the person 25 minutes,the second time it took 20 minutes,and the third time it took 17.55 minutes.Which learning curve unit improvement factor should you use?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 75 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 85 percent 
E) 90 percent

Question 20

The unit improvement factor for an 80% learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes respectively,what is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 minutes 
B) 16 minutes 
C) 2.271 minutes 
D) 4.542 minutes 
E) 0.800 minutes

Exam 4: PART-A: Learning Curves

The unit improvement factor for a 60% learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.0933 minutes.

You have determined that a 75 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If the initial timing of the person performing that job was 50 minutes,and if you need the job performed 500 times,how many minutes of work will be required?

The unit improvement factor for a 60% learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 10 minutes and 6 minutes respectively.The learning-adjusted time estimate for the unit number 25 is 0.9330 minutes.

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes and the second time they do the task it takes 108 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 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 100^th repetition of this job?

You have just timed a person doing a job a four times.The first time it took the person 120 minutes,the second time it took 90 minutes,the third time it took 76.1 minutes,and the fourth time it took 67.5 minutes.Which Learning Curve Unit Improvement Factor should you use?

You time someone completing a single task the first time at 10 minutes and the second time they do the task it takes 9 minutes.You should use an 80 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete take to complete this task in the future.

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

learning curve shows the decrease in time required for each successive unit completed.

Learning curves have a wide range of business applications.

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.

An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will increase at an increasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.

With a 70 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job,at what number of repetitions does the job take less than 50 minutes?

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?

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.

You have determined that a 60 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task.If your initial timing of person performing that task was 35 minutes and if you need the task performed 1,000 times,how many minutes of work will be required?

You have just timed a person doing a job a few times.The first time it took the person 25 minutes,the second time it took 20 minutes,and the third time it took 17.55 minutes.Which learning curve unit improvement factor should you use?

The unit improvement factor for an 80% learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes respectively,what is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?