A company's production process has an 80 percent learning curve rate. The process has produced 1,000 units to date. A process refinement is estimated to allow a future learning curve rate for the identical product of 75 percent. However, the initial unit made using the new process will take the same amount of time as the initial unit produced using the old process. At what point, using the new process, will the production rate exceed the production rate achieved by the old process?
A. Before the 50th unit
B. Before the 120th unit
C. Before the 80th unit
D. Before the 100th unit
E. Before the 250th unit
Answer: E
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