Eva, the Owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses

question 88

Multiple Choice

Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:

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

• A)3 hours
• B)5 hours
• C)7 hours
• D)7.2 hours
• E)8 hours

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Definitions:

Contrary

Logically opposite, exhibiting contrast in a particular quality without being completely different.

Subcontrary

In logic, propositions that cannot both be false, but can both be true, especially within the square of opposition.

Subalternate

In classical logic, the term for propositions that are related in such a way that the truth of one implies the truth of the other.

Existential Import

The implication that some individuals fitting the criteria exist when making a particular proposition.