to the U.S. Navy, assembles troop deployment boats. As part of its research program, it completes the assembly of the first of a new model (PT109) of deployment boats. The Navy is impressed with the PT109. I requests that Pacific Boat submit a proposal on the cost of producing another six PT109S. Pacific Boat reports the following cost information for the first PT109 assembled and uses a 90% incremental unit-time learning model as a basis for forecasting direct manufacturing labor-hours for the next six PT109S. (A 90% learning curve means b = -0.152004.) Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View A В 1 Direct material cost 2 Direct manufacturing labor time for first boat 3 Direct manufacturing labor rate 4 Variable manufacturing overhead cost 5 Other manufacturing overhead Tooling costs 7 Learning curve for manufacturing labor time per boat $ 199,000 14,700 labor hours 42 per direct manufacturing labor-hour $ $ 26 per direct manufacturing labor-hour 20% of direct manufacturing labor costs $279,000 90% cumulative average time 8 9 Tooling can be reused at no extra cost because all of its cost has been assigned to the first deployment boat. 10 In 0.9 -0.105361 11 PUsing the formula (page 391) for a 90% learning curve, b= In 2 0.693147 =-0.152004 Required: 1. Prepare a prediction of the total costs for producing the six PT109S for the Navy. 2. Which learning curve model (cumulative average-time or incremental unit-time) should Pacific Boat use? How should it decide which learning curve model it should use?

Pp# 10: can you help me solve and understand this practice problem please? The first three only, A step by step explanation would be appreciated. Thank you!

As a sales analyst for the shoe retailer Foot Locker, one of your responsibilities is measuring store productivity and then reporting your conclusion back to management. Foot Locker uses sales per square foot as a measure of store productivity. While preparing your report for the second quarter results (Q2), you are able to determine that annual sales for last year ran at a rate of $406 per square foot. Therefore, $406 per square foot will be your sales estimate for the population of all Foot Locker stores during Q2. For your Q2 Sales Report, you decide to take a random sample of 64 stores. Using annual data from last year, you are able to determine that the standard deviation for sales per square foot for all 3,400 stores was $80. Therefore $80 per square foot will be your population standard deviation when compiling your Q2 report.   Management has asked for the probability that your sample mean based on 64 stores is 1) within $15 and 2) within $5 of the population mean…

Q3-  You may need to use the appropriate technology to answer this question. The product development group at Landon Corporation has been working on a new computer software product that has the potential to capture a large market share. Through outside sources, Landon's management learned that a competitor is working to introduce a similar product. As a result, Landon's top management increased its pressure on the product development group. The group's leader turned to PERT/CPM as an aid to scheduling the activities remaining before the new product can be brought to the market.   The activity time estimates (in weeks) are listed in the following table. Activity Optimistic Most Probable Pessimistic A 3 4 5 B 3 3.5 7 C 4 5 6 D 2 3 4 E 5 8 11 F 8.5 9.5 13.5 G 4.5 6 7.5 H 6 7 14 I 2 2.5 6 J 4 5 6 (a) Develop an activity schedule for this project and identify the critical path activities. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)   (b) Based solely…