Exhibit 12.5 The Following Questions Use the Information Below

question 34

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Exhibit 12.5
The following questions use the information below.
The owner of Sal's Italian Restaurant wants to study the growth of his business using simulation. He is interested in simulating the number of customers and the amount ordered by customers each month. He currently serves 1000 customers per month and feels this can vary uniformly between a decrease of as much as 5% and an increase of up to 9%. The bill for each customer is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of $20 and a standard deviation of $5. The average order has been increasing steadily over the years and the owner expects the mean order will increase by 2% per month. You have created the following spreadsheet to simulate the problem.
-What function should be used for generating random integer numbers between 2 and 8?

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Definitions:

Price Updates

Adjustments made to the selling price of goods or services in response to market dynamics, cost changes, or economic factors.

Cost-Plus Pricing

A sales tactic where the final selling price is set by adding a predetermined extra percentage to the cost of the product.

Market Share

The portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product, often expressed as a percentage.

Product's Image

The public perception or reputation of a product as shaped by branding, marketing, and customer experiences.