Problem:
If unit 1 requires 200 hours to produce and the labor records for an air force contract of 50 units indicates an average labor content of 63.1 hours per unit,
Required:
Question 1) what is the learning rate?
Question 2) What total additional number of labor hours would be required for a follow on air force contract of 50 units?
Question 3) What would be the average labor content of this second labor contract?
Question 4) Of both contracts combined? If labor costs the vendor $10/hour on the second contract and the price to the air force is fixed at $550 per unit, what can you say about the profitability of the first and second contracts, and hence the bidding process in general? Solve the problem and show all work.