Beth Zion Hospital has received initial certification from the state of California to become a center for liver transplants. The? hospital, however, must complete its first 18 transplants under great scrutiny and at no cost to the patients. The very first? transplant, just? completed, required 28 hours. On the basis of research at the? hospital, Beth Zion estimates that it will have an

80?% learning curve. Using Table E.3, estimate the time it will take to? complete:

Learning Curve Coefficients 35% Unit Unit Total Unit Total Unit Total N um her [N] Time Time Ti me Time Time Time 5 .513 3.459 .555 3.3535 .555 4.531 13 .351 5.2415 .354 9.?15 .505 11.405