Exhibit 13.1 The Following Questions Are Based on the Output Below

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit 13.1
The following questions are based on the output below.
A store currently operates its service system with 1 operator. Arrivals follow a Poisson distribution and service times are exponentially distributed. The following spreadsheet has been developed for the system.
-In the Kendall notation M/G/4, M stands for

• A) memoryless arrival distribution
• B) memoryless departure distribution
• C) memoryless arrival and departure distributions
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Work In Process Inventory

Represents the cost of unfinished goods that are in the production process at a certain point in time.

Finished Goods Inventory

The value of products that have completed the manufacturing process but have not yet been sold to customers.

Raw Materials Inventory

An account on the balance sheet that represents the cost of materials that have not yet been converted into finished products by a manufacturing company.

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of final products that are ready to be sold but have not yet been sold to customers.