The Amount of Time Necessary for Assembly Line Workers to Complete

question 66

Short Answer

The amount of time necessary for assembly line workers to complete a product is a normal random variable with a mean of 15 minutes and a standard deviation of 2 minutes. The probability is ________ that a product is assembled in between 15 and 21 minutes.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that after a certain point, additional investment or effort yields progressively smaller increases in output.

Marginal-cost Curve

The marginal-cost curve represents how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good changes as its production volume varies.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is generated by employing one more unit of a specific input, ceteris paribus.

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all expenses that remain constant regardless of the level of production or output within a business.