Jack Simpson, contract negotiator for Nebula Airframe Company, is currently involved in bidding on a follow-up government contract. In gathering cost data from the first three units, which Nebula produced under a research and development contract, he found that the first unit took 2, 500 labor hours, the second took 1, 875 labor hours, and the third took 1, 760 hours. Use Exhibit 6.5.
In a contract for three more units, how many labor hours should Simpson plan for? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)