A newly licensed and hired dental Hygienist in a practice in Armonk, NY completes her first cleaning in 49 minutes and her second cleaning in 44 minutes.

a) Which Learning Curve is the hygienist on?

b) How long will it take the dental hygienist to service 6 patients?

c) If reassessment of the dental hygienists performance shows that she is on the 80% Learning Curve, how long will it take her to service 6 patients?

d) What is the difference in Total Time for her to service 6 patients between the 80% Learning Curve and the Learning Curved determined in (a)?

e) If the dental hygienist is engaged for 8 hours of which one hour is a paid lunch period, how many patients can she serve if she is on the 80% Learning Curve?

f) If the Practice charges $140.00 per cleaning of which the Practice keeps $50.00 and the hygienist receives $90.00, how much does the hygienist earn per day if she is on the 80% Learning Curve?