The Owner/operator of the Local Franchise of Handyman, Inc

question 82

Multiple Choice

The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today, shown in the order they were received:

If he uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average completion time?

• A)7.5 hours
• B)5 hours
• C)3 hours
• D)2.5 hours
• E)2 hours

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