Lambda Computer Products competed for and won a contract to produce two prototype units of a new type of computer that is based on laser optics rather than on electronic binary bits. The first unit produced by Lambda took 5,000 hours to produce and required $250,000 worth of material, equipment usage, and supplies. The second unit took 4,250 hours and used $237,500 worth of materials, equipment usage, and supplies. Labor is $20 per hour. Use Exhibit 6.5. a. Lambda was asked to present a bid for 10 additional units as soon as the second unit was completed. Production would start immediately. What would this bid be

$2,731,672.50

Explanation:

first unit produced by lambda took 5,000 hours to produce and required $250,000 worth of material, equipment usage, and supplies

the second unit took 4,250 hours and used $238,500 worth of materials, equipment usage, and supplies

learning rate = time needed to produce second unit / time needed to produce first unit = 4,250 hours / 5,000 hours = 85%

materials and equipment usage rate = $237,500 / $250,000 = 95%

using the attached table of cumulative values, we can determine the cumulative improvement factors needed to solve this question:

Lambda's accumulated cost for producing 10 more computers

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optimism and overconfidence: wearing rose-tinted glasses and having unrealistic expectations about the future can affect money management and leave you unprepared for a change in circumstance.

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answer; (15,000)workers each