Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134870069
Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 17P
The time to assemble the first unit on a production line is 10 hours. The learning rate is 0.90. Approximately how long will it take for the sixth unit to be assembled? (3.4 2)
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