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An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following? |
| | A) | Unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate |
| | B) | Unit time will increase at a decreasing rate |
| | C) | Unit time will decrease at an increasing rate |
| | D) | Unit time will increase at an increasing rate |
| | E) | Unit time will hold constant |
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An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following? |
| | A) | The reduction in unit time will follow a predictable pattern |
| | B) | Unit time will decrease at an increasing rate |
| | C) | The time required to do a task will vary randomly each time the task is repeated |
| | D) | Learning will not be transferred from one worker to the next |
| | E) | Organizational learning is not included in learning theory |
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Which of the following computational methods are used to calculate learning curve statistics? |
| | A) | Simple compounding |
| | B) | Exponential smoothing |
| | C) | Logarithms |
| | D) | Calculus |
| | E) | Negative recursive multiplication |
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The unit improvement factor for a 60% learning curve at 25 units is 0.0933. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 5 minutes and 3 minutes, respectively. Which of the below is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 25? |
| | A) | 0.4665 minutes |
| | B) | 0.0933 minutes |
| | C) | 4.665 minutes |
| | D) | 9.33 minutes |
| | E) | 3 minutes |
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The unit improvement factor for an 80% learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271. The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes, respectively. What is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100? |
| | A) | 20 minutes |
| | B) | 16 minutes |
| | C) | 2.271 minutes |
| | D) | 4.542 minutes |
| | E) | 0.800 minutes |
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With an 80 percent unit improvement factor learning curve and an initial time of 100 minutes to do a job, at what number of repetitions will the job take less than 50 minutes? |
| | A) | 5 repetitions of the job |
| | B) | 6 repetitions of the job |
| | C) | 7 repetitions of the job |
| | D) | 8 repetitions of the job |
| | E) | 9 repetitions of the job |
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You have just timed a person doing a job a few times. The first time it took the person 25 minutes, the second time it took 20 minutes, and the third time it took 17.55 minutes. Which learning curve unit improvement factor should you use? |
| | A) | 25 percent |
| | B) | 75 percent |
| | C) | 80 percent |
| | D) | 85 percent |
| | E) | 90 percent |
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You have just timed a person doing a job four times. The first time it took the person 120 minutes, the second time it took 90 minutes, the third time it took 76.1 minutes, and the fourth time it took 67.5 minutes. Which Learning Curve Unit Improvement Factor should you use? |
| | A) | 25 percent |
| | B) | 75 percent |
| | C) | 80 percent |
| | D) | 85 percent |
| | E) | 90 percent |
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You have determined that a 75 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task. If the initial timing of the person performing that job was 50 minutes, and if you need the job performed 500 times, how many minutes of work will be required? |
| | A) | 25,000 minutes |
| | B) | 3,184 minutes |
| | C) | 1,895 minutes |
| | D) | 1,379 minutes |
| | E) | 636.8 minutes |
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You have determined that a 60 percent learning curve is appropriate for a task. If your initial timing of a person performing that task was 35 minutes and if you need the task performed 1,000 times, how many minutes of work will be required? |
| | A) | 3,500.0 minutes |
| | B) | 1,062.5 minutes |
| | C) | 705.25 minutes |
| | D) | 450.5 minutes |
| | E) | 220.3 minutes |
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You have just timed a person doing a haircut for the first time. It took 50 minutes. What unit improvement factor learning curve would you use if the person took 35 minutes on the second hair cut? |
| | A) | 35 percent |
| | B) | 50 percent |
| | C) | 70 percent |
| | D) | 75 percent |
| | E) | 80 percent |
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