A contractor is preparing a bid to install swimming pools at a new housing addition. The estimated time to build the first pool is 35 hours

The contractor estimates a 90 percent learning rate; what is the estimated time to install all 30 pools? Refer to the copy of Table I.1 appended to this exam.


Using Table I.1, the coefficient for a 90 percent learning rate with n = 30 is 0.6909.
The time for all 30 pools would be 35 hours × 0.6909 × 30 = 725.44 hours

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