Question: Johnson Industries received a contract to develop and produce four high - intensity long - distance receiver / transmitters for cellular telephones. The first took

Johnson Industries received a contract to develop and produce four high-intensity long-distance receiver/transmitters for cellular
telephones. The first took 2,000 labor hours and $39,000 worth of purchased and manufactured parts; the second took 1,500 labor
hours and $37,050 in parts; the third took 1,450 labor hours and $31,000 in parts; and the fourth took 1,275 labor hours and $31,492
in parts. The company expects "learning" to occur relative to labor and also the pricing of parts from suppliers.
Johnson was asked to bid on a follow-on contract for another dozen receiver/transmitter units. Ignoring any forgetting factor effects,
what should Johnson estimate time and parts costs to be for the dozen units? (Hint: There are two learning curves-one for labor and
one for parts.)

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