Four Products (1,2,3,and 4)must Be Processed on One of Four

question 29

Multiple Choice

Four products (1,2,3,and 4) must be processed on one of four machines (A,B,C,and D) .The times required in minutes for each product on each machine are shown below: If management wishes to assign products to machines so that the total time to complete all the products is minimized,then Product 1 is assigned to

• A)machine A
• B)machine B
• C)machine C
• D)machine D

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Definitions:

Confidence Intervals

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Population Variance

A measure of the spread of a population's values, calculated as the average squared deviation from the population mean.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, given a specified level of confidence.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis.