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

question 5

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: $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Job } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Processing Time } \\\text { (hrs) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Due } \\\text { (hrs from now) }\end{array} \\\text { V } & 3 & 5 \\\text { W } & 1 & 1 \\\text { X } & 4 & 9 \\\text { Y } & 2 & 3 \\\text { Z } & 5 & 7\end{array}$$
If Eva uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average job tardiness?

• A) 2 hours
• B) 2.2 hours
• C) 2.33 hours
• D) 2.4 hours
• E) 3 hours

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