The Weekly Capacity Measured in Machine Hours for a Small

question 2

Multiple Choice

The weekly capacity measured in machine hours for a small machine shop follows the probability distribution shown below. Use the following random numbers to simulate weekly capacity for the machine shop for the next five weeks: 93, 31, 71, 8, 6.
If the first random number interval begins with 0, then the estimated average capacity for the simulated five week period is

• A) 560.
• B) 520.
• C) 480.
• D) 400.

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