a.
b.
No. of letters wrongly sorted due to omission error
c.
using one machine | using two machine | |
P(sorted) | 0.897 | 0.981 |
P(unsorted) | 0.103 | 0.019 |
Additional Cost for unsorted | 0.103* 0.42 = 0.0433 | 0.019 * 1500 = 28.5 |
Hence, Using Single Machine cost Cheaper than two machine.
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