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Airbus has found an 80% learning curve applies to direct labor for new production items. The...

Airbus has found an 80% learning curve applies to direct labor for new production items. The first set of a new wing designed for a plane required 1,000 direct labor hours. How many total direct labor hours should be required to complete 16 sets of wings?

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Wings Calculation Total hours required for
1 1000*100%                                   1,000
2 1000*80%*2                                   1,600
4 1600*80%*2                                   2,560
8 2560*80%*2                                   4,096
16 4096*80%*2                                   6,554

Hence, 6554 hours should be required for 16 sets of wings.

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