Question: Problem 6-5 (Algo) Jack Simpson, contract negotiator for Nebula Airframe Company, is currently involved in bidding on a follow-up government contract. In gathering cost data

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Problem 6-5 (Algo) 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 3,000 labor hours, the second took 2,100 labor hours, and the third took 1,970 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 Unit 50% 65% 85% 90% 95% 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.850 1.000 1.900 1.000 1.950 2 1.600 1.650 3 2045 4 2405 2.746 3.556 4.339 5 2710 6 7 8 2977 3.216 3.432 3.630 3.813 4 144 4.438 4704 9 Cumulative Improvement Factor 70% 75% 80% 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.700 1.750 1.800 2.268 2.384 2502 2.758 2.946 2.142 3.195 3.459 3.738 3.593 3.934 4299 3.960 4.380 4.834 4303 4.802 5.346 4.626 5.204 5.829 4.931 5.589 6.315 5.501 6.315 7 227 6.026 6.994 8.092 6.514 7.635 8.920 6.972 8.245 9716 7.407 8.828 10.48 7,819 9.388 11.23 8,212 9.928 11.95 8.404 10.19 12.31 2.155 2.578 2.946 3.274 3.572 3.847 4.102 4.341 4.780 5.177 5.541 5.879 6.195 6.492 6.773 6.909 10 2523 2.045 4.031 4.688 5.322 5.936 6.533 7.116 8.244 9.331 10.38 11.41 12.40 13.38 14.33 14.80 5.101 5.845 6.574 7290 7.994 9.374 10.72 1204 2.872 2.774 4.662 5.538 6.404 7.261 8.111 8.955 1062 12.27 13.91 15.52 17.13 18.72 20:21 21.10 12 14 16 18 13.33 20 14.61 15.86 22 5.171 5.379 5.574 5.668 24 17.10 17.71 25 6.097 9.305 11.45 14.02 17.09 25.00 7.540 8.109 20.73 23.67 35 6.478 10.13 1272 15.64 19.29 28.86 40 6.821 8.631 10.90 13.72 17.19 26.54 32.68 21.43 23.50 45 7.134 9.114 14.77 18.68 29.37 36.47 11.62 12.31 50 7.422 9.565 15.78 20.12 2551 32.14 40.22 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7.941 10.39 13.57 17.67 22.87 29.41 37.57 47.65 70 8.401 1474 19.43 25.47 33.17 4287 54.99 80 11.82 15.82 21.09 27.96 36.80 48.05 62.25 8.814 9.191 16.83 2267 30.35 40.32 53.14 69.45 12.45 13.03 100 9.539 24.18 32.65 43.75 58.14 76.59 17.79 19.57 10.16 14.11 50.39 67.93 90.71 27.02 2967 37.05 4122 140 10.72 1508 21.20 56.78 77.46 1047 160 11.21 15.97 22.72 32.17 45.20 62.95 86.80 118.5 180 11.67 16.79 24.14 34.54 49.03 68.95 95.96 132.1 200 12.09 17.55 25.48 36.80 52.72 74.79 1050 145.7 250 19.28 4205 61.47 8883 1269 1792 13.01 13.81 28.56 31.34 300 20.81 46.94 69.66 212.2 148.2 169.0 350 14.51 22.18 33.89 51.48 77.43 244.8 102.2 115.1 127.6 139.7 400 84 85 15.14 15.72 23.44 24.60 36.26 38.48 40.58 55.75 59.80 189.3 2092 2770 309.0 450 91.97 500 16.26 2568 6368 98 85 1515 2288 340.6 600 17.21 27.67 44.47 70.97 1120 267.1 403.3 174.2 196.1 700 18.06 29.45 48.04 77.77 1244 3045 465.3 800 18.82 31.09 51.36 84.18 136.3 2173 341.0 526.5 900 19.51 3260 54.46 90.26 1477 5872 2379 2579 3769 4122 1.000 20.15 31.01 57.40 96.07 158.7 6474 21.30 36.59 62.85 1070 179.7 4812 1.200 1.400 296.6 333.9 766.6 8842 22.32 38.92 6785 117.2 1996 5484 6142 1.600 23.23 41.04 126.8 2186 369.9 1001 72.49 76.85 1.800 24.06 43.00 135.9 2368 404.9 6788 1116 2.000 24.83 44.84 80.96 144.7 2544 438.9 7423 1230 2.500 26.53 48.97 90.39 165.0 296.1 520.8 897.0 1513

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