Mass Balance Company is manufacturing a new digital scale for use by a large chemical company. The

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Mass Balance Company is manufacturing a new digital scale for use by a large chemical company. The order is for 40 units. The first scale took 60 hours of direct labor. The second unit took 48 hours to complete.
a. What is the learning rate?
b. What is the estimated time for the 40th unit?
c. What is the estimated total time for producing all 40 units?
d. What is the average time per unit for producing the last 10 units (#31 – #40)?

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