Question 1

Learning curves can be used to establish budgets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The learning curve may not be permanent;it can be disrupted by changes in process,personnel,or product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The learning curve for a product is 80%.The first unit took 100 hours to complete.The manufacturer wants to determine how many hours the fifth unit will take by using the logarithmic method.The coefficient b for that calculation is approximately

Accepted Answer

A) -.0969. 
B) -.2231. 
C) -.3219. 
D) .80. 
E) 1.903.

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A defence contractor has just started producing turbines for a new government contract.The first turbine took 7000 hours to produce.If the learning curve is 90%,how long will it take to produce the 10th turbine? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the logarithmic approach. )

Accepted Answer

A) less than 4800 hours 
B) from 4800 to 4900 hours 
C) from 4900 to 5000 hours 
D) from 5000 to 5100 hours 
E) over 5100 hours

Question 6

A learning curve

Accepted Answer

A) plots man-hours per dollar versus time. 
B) is mathematically described by a parabola. 
C) should be plotted on polar coordinate graph paper. 
D) is based on the premise that organizations learn from experience. 
E) follows a normal distribution.

Question 7

Your firm has expertise with a special type of hand-finished furniture.The learning rate is known to be 82%.If the first piece of furniture took 6 hours,use the logarithmic approach to determine how long it will take to do the third unit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your firm has expertise with a special...

Question 8

It took 18 hours to complete the first two products with an 80% learning curve.How long did the second product take?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 hours 
B) 10 hours 
C) 18 hours 
D) 8.1 hours 
E) 14.4 hours

Question 9

A project manager bases his time and labour estimates on a learning curve of 86%.The actual learning curve turns out to be 89%.The manager,because of the decreased learning,will complete his project in more time and with more labour use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A company negotiates a price for two aircraft that includes a reduction in labour on the second aircraft consistent with a 70% learning curve.Suppose the first aircraft took 100 hours.If the improvement rate changes to 20%,how will the total time to complete both aircraft change?

Accepted Answer

A) no change 
B) -10 hours 
C) + 10 hours 
D) -50 hours 
E) + 50 hours

Question 11

The fact that human activities typically improve when they are done on a repetitive basis is described by a

Accepted Answer

A) normal distribution curve. 
B) binomial distribution curve. 
C) learning curve. 
D) Poisson distribution curve. 
E) repetition curve.

Exam 25: Learning Curves

Learning curves can be used to establish budgets.

The learning curve may not be permanent;it can be disrupted by changes in process,personnel,or product.

The learning curve for a product is 80%.The first unit took 100 hours to complete.The manufacturer wants to determine how many hours the fifth unit will take by using the logarithmic method.The coefficient b for that calculation is approximately

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.

A defence contractor has just started producing turbines for a new government contract.The first turbine took 7000 hours to produce.If the learning curve is 90%,how long will it take to produce the 10th turbine? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the logarithmic approach. )

A learning curve

Your firm has expertise with a special type of hand-finished furniture.The learning rate is known to be 82%.If the first piece of furniture took 6 hours,use the logarithmic approach to determine how long it will take to do the third unit.

It took 18 hours to complete the first two products with an 80% learning curve.How long did the second product take?

A project manager bases his time and labour estimates on a learning curve of 86%.The actual learning curve turns out to be 89%.The manager,because of the decreased learning,will complete his project in more time and with more labour use.

A company negotiates a price for two aircraft that includes a reduction in labour on the second aircraft consistent with a 70% learning curve.Suppose the first aircraft took 100 hours.If the improvement rate changes to 20%,how will the total time to complete both aircraft change?

The fact that human activities typically improve when they are done on a repetitive basis is described by a