Exhibit 12.5 The Following Questions Use the Information Below

question 5

Multiple Choice

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.
-Which of the following best describes queuing theory?

• A) The study of arrival rates.
• B) The study of service times.
• C) The study of waiting lines.
• D) The evaluation of service time costs.

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead, representing the costs necessary to convert raw materials into finished goods.

Cost Per Equivalent Unit

A calculation used in process costing that determines the cost assigned to individual units of production, considering units that are partially completed.

Processing Department

A unit within a manufacturing facility where a specific type of production activity or process is carried out, such as assembly or painting.

Total Cost Transferred

The aggregated cost that is moved from one department or process to another within a company.