Scenario B.1 A Single Ticket Taker Can Tear Tickets and Direct Movie

question 57

Multiple Choice

Scenario B.1
A single ticket taker can tear tickets and direct movie patrons to their seats at a rate of 90 per hour.Customers arrive every minute for assistance and always wait,regardless of how long the line gets.Arrivals are governed by the Poisson distribution and service is governed by the exponential distribution.
-Use the information in Scenario B.1.What is the utilization of the ticket taker?

• A)0.66
• B)0.55
• C)0.44
• D)0.33

Recognize the factors that cause shifts in a firm’s demand curve for labor.

Explain the importance of the cost of labor and other inputs in decision-making processes of firms.

Understand the calculation and interpretation of direct labor and material variances.

Analyze efficiency and price variances for direct labor and materials.

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