A Staff Assistant at Whitmere Corporation Recently Determined That the First

Multiple Choice

A staff assistant at Whitmere Corporation recently determined that the first four units completed in a new manufacturing process took 800 hours to complete, or an average of 200 hours per unit. The assistant also found that when the cumulative output produced doubles, the average labor time declines by 20%. On the basis of this information, how many total hours would Washington use if it produces 16 units?

A) 128.
B) 160.
C) 1,280.
D) 2,048.
E) None of the other answers is correct.