Problem 6-9 (Algo) Honda Motor Company has discovered a problem in the exhaust system of one of its automobile lines and has voluntarily agreed to make the necessary modifications to conform to government safety requirements. Standard procedure is for the firm to pay a flat fee to dealers for each modification completed. Honda is trying to establish a fair amount of compensation to pay dealers and has decided to choose a number of randomly selected mechanics and observe their performance and learning rate. Based on the results of this test, Honda decided to pay a $60 fee for each repair (3 hours $20 per flat-rate hour) Southwest Honde, Inc. is considering whether to participate in the program, if they can average three hours or less on each repair decision process. Six mechanics, working independently, have completed two modifications each. On average, the mechanics took 9 hours to do the first unit and 8.55 hours to do the second. The dealership expects to perform 360 such modifications, which works out to 60 modifications per mechanic, including the first two units already built Use Exhibit 6.5 On average, how many hours will it take Southwest Honda to perform each modification using all six mechanics as planned? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Average hours for each modification Exhibit 6.5 Improvement Curves: Table of Cumulative Values Cumulative improvement Factor 70% 30 Unit 60% 65% 75 SO 95% 1 2 1.600 1.650 1.700 1.750 100 1900 3 20 2162 1850 2523 2.245 1000 1.950 2372 2.274 27 2556 2.758 2578 2546 2.405 2.710 2.977 2.216 3.432 2620 2013 2 PESE OBE 2592 2960 4.03 4834 3.572 2.847 4.102 6.404 5.101 5.845 6574 7290 5322 59 6533 02 5.200 5 5.82 10 7.994 4.700 5.501 1062 1072 1204 16 4.700 DE OU 5372 133 1461 SE No. 17.12 22 5379 59 6.195 6.492 6. 6.900 CEI 1872 7819 212 2031 17.10 1771 5.668 FOR 1019 5430 21.10 25.00 7 54 10.13 1272 325 1272 167 2114 9.114 SO 7.422 SOS 22:14 4022 47 65 GEOL 17157 2941 70 15.82 2795 3580 2100 2257 2418 HOEE 514 2702 GEOS 10.16 1072 20 4122 1047 2120 22:12 Ons 1 TS 1679 OSE 12.01 1928 20 81 DOC 3134 02 2122 400 23 3620 5435 1893 2770 HO 24 LOO SO 03 7777 500 EE O 500 3250 1.000 10 4122 5474 26. 2120 2232 22 One LA 1996 2339 LOO 7249 1001 410 300 20