The Average Tardiness for the Jobs Listed in the Following

question 72

Multiple Choice

The average tardiness for the jobs listed in the following table under the FCFS (first come,first served) rule is ______. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Job } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Processing time } \\\text { (in days\} }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Due date (in days from } \\\text { today's date\} }\end{array} \\\hline \text { A } & 4 & 9 \\\hline \text { B } & 10 & 18 \\\hline \text { C } & 6 & 6 \\\hline \text { D } & 12 & 19 \\\hline \text { E } & 7 & 17 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)11 days
• B)9.8 days
• C)15 days
• D)8 days

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