A Local Fraternity Is Deciding Between Three Different Refrigerators

question 42

Multiple Choice

A local fraternity is deciding between three different refrigerators. The refrigerators have a mean time between failure and mean time to repair as shown in the table. What refrigerator(s) will provide the greatest availability?

• A)Refrigerator A
• B)Refrigerator B
• C)Refrigerator C
• D)Refrigerator A and Refrigerator B
• E)Refrigerator A and Refrigerator C

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