A firm pays Pam $40 per hour to assemble personal computers Each day, Pam can assemble...
Each sweatshop worker at a computer factory can put together 5 computers per hour on average with a standard deviation of 1.0 computers. 9 workers are randomly selected to work the next shift at the factory What is the least number of computers that a group of 9 randomly selected individuals can assemble together to be in the top 15% ( this means the group can assemble in total)
Each sweat shop worker at a computer factory can put together 4.1 computers per hour on average with a standard deviation of 1 computers. 45 workers are randomly selected to work the next shift at the factory. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible and assume a normal distribution. What is the distribution of X X ? X X ~ N(,) What is the distribution of ¯ x x¯ ? ¯ x x¯ ~ N(,) What is the...
Each sweat shop worker at a computer factory can put together 4.6 computers per hour on average with a standard deviation of 1 computers. 41 workers are randomly selected to work the next shift at the factory. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible and assume a normal distribution. a. What is the distribution of X? X-NC 0,1 b. What is the distribution of a? -NE c. What is the distribution of 2 --N d. If one randomly...
Each sweat shop worker at a computer factory can put together 4.8 computers per hour on average with a standard deviation of 1 computers. 49 workers are randomly selected to work the next shift at the factory. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible and assume a normal distribution. a. What is the distribution of X? X-NC b. What is the distribution of a?i-/ c. What is the distribution of «?«-N([ d. If one randomly selected worker is...
The Austin, Texas plant of Computer Products produces disk units for personal and small business computers. Gerald Knox, the plant’s production planning director, is looking over next year’s sales forecasts for these products and will be developing an aggregate capacity plan for the plant. The quarterly sales forecasts for the disk units are as follows: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 2,310 1,980 1,980 2,340 Ample machine capacity exists to produce the forecast. Each disk unit takes an...
Question 1.Susan can brew 5 gallons of root beer in an hour or she can make 4 pizzas in an hour. Becky can brew 7 gallons of root beer in an hour or she can make 5 pizzas in an hour. Susan's opportunity cost of making a pizza is gallons of root beer. Becky's opportunity cost of making a pizza is gallons of root beer. Enter numbers rounded to two decimal places. Question 2 Bill and Fred bake cakes and...
What are the differences between Apple production in the US and China? What would make production more feasible in the United States? Should Apple or other companies move more production to the US? A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won't Be 'Assembled in U.S.A.' A screw from the late 2013 model of the Mac Pro.CreditJames Nieves/The New York Times A screw from the late 2013 model of the Mac Pro.CreditCreditJames Nieves/The New York Times By Jack Nicas • Jan. 28,...
Wanted by the Police: A Good Interface By KATIE HAFNER NOV. 11, 2004 From: The New York Times, Technology section, not-for profit classroom used. SAN JOSE, Calif. - SAN JOSE has a reputation as one of the safest large cities in the nation, with the fewest police officers per capita. Yet a number of the 1,000 officers in this city of 925,000 in the heart of Silicon Valley have been worrying about their own safety of late. Since June, the...
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This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies that undertake projects involving large information technology projects. Bombardier and Its Environment Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15 years old when he built his first snowmobile...
Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (A) We do this work because we want to make a difference in the world; how can we go further faster? - Darell Hammond, CEO and co-founder, KaBOOM! Darell Hammond stepped onto the elementary school playground and took a long, slow look around. It was 8 a.m. on an unusually warm fall day in 2002 and the playground was deserted, but Hammond knew the children would start arriving soon to admire their new...