A large grocery corporation has developed the following schedule for converting frozen food display cases to use CFC-free refrigerants: Week Unit 1 20 2 65 3 100 4 140 5 120   Historically, the learning rate has been 90% on such projects. The budget allows for a maximum of 40 direct labor employees per week and a total of 8,000 direct labor hours for the entire schedule.  Assuming 40 work hours per week. If the first unit took 30 hours to convert, is this schedule feasible? If not, how can it be altered? Will additional cost involved in altering it?

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A large grocery corporation has developed the following schedule for converting frozen food display cases to use CFC-free refrigerants:

Week

Unit

1

20

2

65

3

100

4

140

5

120

 

Historically, the learning rate has been 90% on such projects. The budget allows for a maximum of 40 direct labor employees per week and a total of 8,000 direct labor hours for the entire schedule.  Assuming 40 work hours per week. If the first unit took 30 hours to convert, is this schedule feasible? If not, how can it be altered? Will additional cost involved in altering it?

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