Beth Zion Hospital has received initial certification from the state of California to become a center for liver transplants. The hospital, however, must complete its first 10 transplants under great scrutiny and at no cost to the patients with the hospital picking the expenses. The cost per hour of surgery is estimated to be

$5,000.

The very first transplant, just completed, required

32

hours. On the basis of research at the hospital, Beth Zion estimates that it will have an

85%

learning curve. Using Table E.3

Learning Curve Coefficients

	75%		80%		85%
Unit Number (N)	Unit Time	Total Time	Unit Time	Total Time	Unit Time	Total Time
10	.385	5.589	.477	6.315	.583	7.116

, estimate the time it will take to complete:

Part 2

a) the 10th transplant

hours

(round your response to two decimal places).

Part 3

b) The cost of

10th

surgery to Beth Zion Hospital =

$

(round your response to the nearest whole number).

Part 4

c) the first 10 transplants

hours

(round your response to two decimal places).

Part 5

d) The cost of all

10

surgeries to Beth Zion Hospital =

$

(round your response to the nearest whole number).