OPSM 330 Final Exam (Answered) 100%
Complete Solution 2023/2024
Once production is underway and the learning curve effect is occurring,
successive changes made to the production process will cause the time per unit
to:
A) continue following the original learning curve without any impact
B) cause a scallop effect
C) increase the unit time and result in a higher percentage learning curve
D) decrease the unit time and result in a higher percentage learning curve
E) decrease the unit time and result in a lower percentage learning curve
B) Cause a scallop effect
On a log-log graph, learning curves appear as:
A) upward-curving lines
B) downward-curving lines
C) straight lines
D)lines which increase at a decreasing rate
E) lines which decrease at a decreasing rate
C) Straight lines
It took exactly 10 hours to perform the first kidney transplant on a 100 percent
learning curve. The second kidney transplant will take how many hours to
perform?
A) 8.0 hours
B) 10.0 hours
C) 12.0 hours
D) A 100 percent learning curve cannot exist.
E) 5 hours
B) 10 hours
A job is expected to have a 70 percent learning curve. The first unit has been
completed in 20 hours. Accordingly, the second unit can be expected to take
approximately how many hours?
A) 6
,B) 9.8
C) 14
D) 20
E) 34
C) 14
A job with a 70 percent learning curve required 20 hours for the initial unit. The
fourth unit should require approximately how many hours?
A) 6
B) 9.8
C) 14
D) 20
E) 34
B) 9.8
How long would a job with a 70 percent learning curve and a time of 20 hours for
the first unit require (approximately, in hours) for the third unit?
A) 14.1
B) 11.5
C) 10
D) 7.8
E) 4.3
B) 11.5
A job is expected to have a learning curve of 90 percent. The third unit required
16 hours. The twelfth unit should take approximately how many hours?
A) 2.67
B) 4.83
C) 7.94
D) 10.31
E) 12.95
E) 12.95
In which of the following managerial activities would learning curves probably be
the least useful?
, A) negotiated purchasing
B) manpower planning
C) location analysis
D) budgeting
E) pricing new products
C) Location analysis
A manager is trying to estimate the learning rate for a new job. The first unit took
16 hours and the fourth unit required about 13 hours. The learning rate is:
A) 70%
B) 75%
C) 80%
D) 85%
E) 90%
E) 90%
To which of the following challenges are learning curves important
considerations?
A) capacity planning
B) product designs
C) process layouts
D) output-based compensation
E) demand forecasting
A) capacity planning
Nearness to raw materials would be most important to a:
A) grocery store
B) tax preparation service
C) manufacturing company
D) post office
E) hospital
C) manufacturing comapny
Which statement best characterizes a typical search for location alternatives?
A) identify the best location choice
Complete Solution 2023/2024
Once production is underway and the learning curve effect is occurring,
successive changes made to the production process will cause the time per unit
to:
A) continue following the original learning curve without any impact
B) cause a scallop effect
C) increase the unit time and result in a higher percentage learning curve
D) decrease the unit time and result in a higher percentage learning curve
E) decrease the unit time and result in a lower percentage learning curve
B) Cause a scallop effect
On a log-log graph, learning curves appear as:
A) upward-curving lines
B) downward-curving lines
C) straight lines
D)lines which increase at a decreasing rate
E) lines which decrease at a decreasing rate
C) Straight lines
It took exactly 10 hours to perform the first kidney transplant on a 100 percent
learning curve. The second kidney transplant will take how many hours to
perform?
A) 8.0 hours
B) 10.0 hours
C) 12.0 hours
D) A 100 percent learning curve cannot exist.
E) 5 hours
B) 10 hours
A job is expected to have a 70 percent learning curve. The first unit has been
completed in 20 hours. Accordingly, the second unit can be expected to take
approximately how many hours?
A) 6
,B) 9.8
C) 14
D) 20
E) 34
C) 14
A job with a 70 percent learning curve required 20 hours for the initial unit. The
fourth unit should require approximately how many hours?
A) 6
B) 9.8
C) 14
D) 20
E) 34
B) 9.8
How long would a job with a 70 percent learning curve and a time of 20 hours for
the first unit require (approximately, in hours) for the third unit?
A) 14.1
B) 11.5
C) 10
D) 7.8
E) 4.3
B) 11.5
A job is expected to have a learning curve of 90 percent. The third unit required
16 hours. The twelfth unit should take approximately how many hours?
A) 2.67
B) 4.83
C) 7.94
D) 10.31
E) 12.95
E) 12.95
In which of the following managerial activities would learning curves probably be
the least useful?
, A) negotiated purchasing
B) manpower planning
C) location analysis
D) budgeting
E) pricing new products
C) Location analysis
A manager is trying to estimate the learning rate for a new job. The first unit took
16 hours and the fourth unit required about 13 hours. The learning rate is:
A) 70%
B) 75%
C) 80%
D) 85%
E) 90%
E) 90%
To which of the following challenges are learning curves important
considerations?
A) capacity planning
B) product designs
C) process layouts
D) output-based compensation
E) demand forecasting
A) capacity planning
Nearness to raw materials would be most important to a:
A) grocery store
B) tax preparation service
C) manufacturing company
D) post office
E) hospital
C) manufacturing comapny
Which statement best characterizes a typical search for location alternatives?
A) identify the best location choice
