The Manager of a Fast-Food Restaurant Determines That the Average $3$

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The manager of a fast-food restaurant determines that the average time that her customers wait for service is 2 minutes.
The manager wants to advertise that anybody who isn't served within a certain number of minutes gets a free hamburger. But she doesn't want to give away free hamburgers to more than $3$ % of her customers. What value of x must she use in the advertisement "if you aren't served within x minutes, you get a free hamburger"?

Recognize the role of employee participation in improving organizational efficiency.

Identify different sales compensation strategies and their impacts.

Understand the principles of profit-sharing plans and how they aim to motivate employees.

Grasp the challenges and benefits of pay-for-performance programs.

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Definitions:

Salt Water Intrusion

The movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to the contamination of drinking water sources and agricultural irrigation supplies.

Acidification

The process of becoming more acidic, often referred to in the context of soil, water bodies, or the ocean's pH levels decreasing.

Desertification

The degradation of once-fertile land into nonproductive desert; caused partly by soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing by domestic animals.

Deserts

Arid regions with extremely low rainfall, supporting limited plant and animal life, and characterized by harsh conditions such as high temperatures and low humidity.