What Is the System Availability for Something That Has a Mean

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the system availability for something that has a mean time between failures of 100 hours and needs an average of 4 hours to repair when it does fail?

• A) 0.98
• B) 0.92
• C) 0.96
• D) 0.90
• E) 0.84

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price.

Elastic

Refers to a market for a product or service that is price sensitive; that is, relatively small changes in price will generate fairly large changes in the quantity demanded.

Specific Brand

A particular brand that is identified by its unique name, symbol, or design, used to distinguish it from other brands within the same category.

Deodorant

A personal care product applied to the body to prevent or mask odor caused by the bacterial breakdown of perspiration.