Exhibit 12.5 The Following Questions Use the Information Below

question 47

Short Answer

Exhibit 12.5
The following questions use the information below.
The owner of Sal's Italian Restaurant wants to study the growth of his business using simulation. He is interested in simulating the number of customers and the amount ordered by customers each month. He currently serves 1000 customers per month and feels this can vary uniformly between a decrease of as much as 5% and an increase of up to 9%. The bill for each customer is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of $20 and a standard deviation of $5. The average order has been increasing steadily over the years and the owner expects the mean order will increase by 2% per month. You have created the following spreadsheet to simulate the problem.
-What function should be used for generating random numbers between a and b from a symmetric triangular distribution when the most likely value is (a + b)/2?

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Definitions:

Data Table

The part of processor memory that contains input and output values as well as files where data are monitored, manipulated, and changed for control purposes.

Processor

A central part of any computer or device, responsible for interpreting and executing instructions; it acts as the brain of the system.