Cordinal,Inc

question 30

Essay

Cordinal,Inc.engages in production activities that generate QPAI of $460,000 and taxable income (without taking into account the DPAD and NOL)of $600,000 in 2008.The company also has an NOL carryover to 2008 of $500,000 and qualified W-2 wages of $300,000.Calculate any DPAD.

Analyze service systems to calculate probabilities related to service availability and busyness.

Estimate arrival rates given average wait times and customer line lengths.

Utilize the M/M/1 queuing model to calculate system utilization, waiting times, and numbers in system and queue.

Analyze the impacts of adding service capacity on system performance measures.

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