TABLE 11-8 An Important Factor in Selecting Database Software Is the Time

question 43

Short Answer

TABLE 11-8
An important factor in selecting database software is the time required for a user to learn how to use the system. To evaluate three potential brands (A, B and C) of database software, a company designed a test involving five different employees. To reduce variability due to differences among employees, each of the five employees is trained on each of the three different brands. The amount of time (in hours) needed to learn each of the three different brands is given below:

Below is the Excel output for the randomized block design:

-Referring to Table 11-8, the value of MSA is ________, while MSBL is ________.

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Definitions:

Margin

Margin refers to the difference between the selling price of a good or service and its cost of production, also used to describe profit margin or markup.

Total Revenue Product

The total revenue generated by a factor of production, calculated by multiplying the marginal product of the factor by the market price of the output.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from utilizing one more unit of an input, like labor or capital.

Substitution Effect

The shift in consumer behavior toward different products as a result of changes in their relative costs, prompting the replacement of one item with another.