The more you build, the cheaper each one gets — predictably. The learning curve is why solar panels, chips, and batteries keep falling in price.
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Every time cumulative production doubles, the cost per unit falls by a fixed percentage — the learning curve. An 80% curve means the 200th unit costs 80% of the 100th. This steady, predictable decline, first seen in aircraft manufacturing, drives the falling prices of everything from solar panels to microchips, and underpins production planning and pricing.
Reading this result: An 80% curve means every doubling of output trims 20% off the unit cost — so by unit 100 you are paying about $23, a 77% drop from the first unit. Lower rates bend the curve down faster.
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Each doubling of cumulative production cuts the unit cost by a fixed percentage — an 80% learning curve means the cost drops to 80% at every doubling. First observed in aircraft manufacturing, this remarkably steady decline governs the cost trajectory of everything from microchips to renewable energy, and is central to production planning, pricing, and technology forecasting.
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