Threpio production has contracted with artudee

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CHAPTER FIVE: Estimating Project Times and Costs (course name: project management)

Threpio Production has contracted with Artudee, Inc to overhaul the 30 robots at its plant. All the robots are similar and an 80% learning curve is appropriate. The number of hours that Artudee billed Threpio to complete the first robot overhaul was 460. Threpio pays $60 per hour for its services. Threpio wants to estimate the following:

a) How many hours will it take to overhaul the 15th robot?

c) How long will it take to complete robots 10 through 15 inclusive?

d) As the person who manages the costs for overhauling all equipment, what is your estimate of the cost of the entire contract for overhauling all 30 robots?

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