Learning Curve 能 As more units are made the recurring cost per unit decreases This is the learning curve effect e.g. Fabrication is done more quickly, less material is wasted =Yx number of hours to produce unit X n= log b/log 2 b= learning curve factor (80-100% 9/19/2002 16885 AEROSPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN LABORATORY9/19/2002 16.885 AEROSPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN LABORATORY Learning Curve As more units are made, the recurring cost per unit decreases. This is the learning curve effect. e.g. Fabrication is done more quickly, less material is wasted. n x Y Y x 0 Yx = number of hours to produce unit x n = log b/log 2 b = learning curve factor (~80-100%)