Question: Please answer question #2, SHOWING ALL WORK ACCORDINGLY ON ALL PARTS! Thank you. Jack Simpson, contract negotiator for Nebula Airframe Company, is currently involved in
Please answer question #2, SHOWING ALL WORK ACCORDINGLY ON ALL PARTS! Thank you.


Jack Simpson, contract negotiator for Nebula Airframe Company, is currently involved in bidding on a follow-up government contract. In gathering cost data from the first three units, which Nebula produced under a research and development contract, he found that the first unit took 2,500 labor hours, the second took 1,625 labor hours, and the third took 1,530 hours. Use Exhibit 6.5. In a contract for three more units, how many labor hours should Simpson plan for? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Number of labor hours Exhibit 6.5 Improvement Curves: Table of Cumulative Values Unit 60% 65% 85% 90% 95% 1 1.000 1.000 2 1.000 1.600 2.045 1650 2.155 1.000 1.900 2.746 1.850 2.623 3.345 1.000 1.950 2.872 3 4 2405 3.556 3.774 2578 2946 5 Cumulative Improvement Factor 70% 75% 80% 1.000 1000 1000 1.700 1750 1.800 2.268 2384 2502 2.758 2 946 2.142 3.195 3 459 3738 3.593 3934 4.299 3.960 4 380 4834 4.303 4802 5.346 4.626 5204 5.839 4.931 5589 6 315 5.501 6 315 7.227 4339 2.710 2977 4,662 6 4,031 4.688 5322 5.101 5.538 6.404 2 3.216 5.845 8 3.432 3.274 3.572 2.847 4102 4.341 5936 6533 7.261 8.111 9 6.574 7.290 7.994 3.630 10 3.813 7116 8.955 1062 12 4.144 4.780 8.244 9.374 14 5.177 5.026 8092 10.72 1227 4.438 4.704 16 18 20 22 24 4.946 5.171 5.379 5.574 5.668 5.541 5.879 6.195 6.492 6.773 6.514 6972 7 407 7819 8.213 8.404 6994 7.635 8245 8828 9.388 9928 10.19 8.920 9716 10 48 11.23 11.95 9.331 10.30 1141 12 40 13.38 14.33 14.80 12.04 1333 1461 15.86 17.10 17.71 1391 15.52 1713 18.72 20.31 21.10 25 6.900 12.31 30 6.097 7540 9.305 14.02 20.73 25.00 11.45 12.72 17.09 19.29 35 6478 8109 10.13 15.64 2367 28.86 40 6.821 8.631 10.90 17.19 21.43 2654 32.68 8 8 8 8 8 8 45 7.134 9.114 11.52 13.72 1477 15.78 18.68 23.50 29.37 36.47 50 7422 9565 1231 2012 25 51 32 14 40.72 7.941 10.39 13.57 17.67 22.87 2941 3752 47.65 70 8.401 11.13 14.74 19.43 25.17 33.17 1287 5499 80 8.R14 1182 1582 21.08 27 96 36 80 4805 62.25 90 9.191 12.45 16.83 22.67 30.35 40.32 53.14 69.45 100 9.539 13.03 17.79 24.18 32.65 43.75 58.14 76.59 120 10.16 14.11 19.57 27.02 37.05 50 39 6793 90.71 140 1072 150R 21 20 4122 5678 77 45 104.7 29.67 32.17 160 1121 15.97 22.72 45.20 6295 8680 1185 180 11.67 16.79 24.14 49.03 68.95 95.96 3454 36.80 132.1 1457 200 12.09 17.55 5272 7479 1050 25.48 28.56 250 1301 19.28 42.05 61.47 8883 126.9 1792 1281 20.81 31.34 46.90 69.66 1022 148.2 300 350 1451 22.16 33.89 51.48 77.43 115.1 169.0 212.2 244,8 2770 400 15.14 23.44 36.26 55.75 127.6 1893 84 85 91.97 450 1572 24.60 38.48 59.80 1297 209.2 209.0 500 16.26 25.68 40.58 63.68 98.85 151.5 340.6 228.8 2671 600 17 21 27.67 44.47 70.97 1120 1742 4033 700 18.06 29.45 49.04 7777 1244 196.1 3045 4653 800 31.09 51.36 84.18 136.3 341.0 526.5 18 82 1951 2173 2379 900 32.60 54 46 90 25 1477 3769 5872 1.000 20.15 31.01 57.40 96,07 1582 2579 412.2 6424 1.200 21.30 36.59 62.85 107.0 179.7 296.6 481.2 766.6 1.400 22 32 38.92 67.65 117.2 199.6 333.9 8842 548.4 614.2 1,600 23 23 41.04 72 49 1268 2186 3699 1001 1.800 24.06 43.00 76.85 125.9 2368 4049 678.6 1116 2.000 2483 44.84 80.96 1447 254.4 4389 1230 2.500 26 53 48.97 90 39 2961 520.8 165.0 183.7 742.3 8970 1047 1513 1791 3.000 27.99 52.62 99.90 3352 5989