Prob(Total time in process > t) = EXP(-t/T) T = (1/(Rp - Ri)) = (1 / Rs) R = min(Ri, Rp) u=R/Rp Dominic runs an appliance repair shop and sells replacement parts for appliances to walk in customers. Customer take an average of 5 minutes. It is a single phase system with 1 server. The coefficient of arrivals and the coefficient of processing times is 1.0. If Dominic's utilization were 80%, how many would be standing in line waiting to be served?

At which stage of marketing strategy would the marketing team address the question, "should we engage in these practices? "

Which of the following statements is correct? a) due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporationsb) most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as proprietorships or corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, primarily because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships.c) due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability, which affect the ability to attract capital, most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations' less favorable tax treatmentd) large corporations are taxed more favorably than proprietorshipse) corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration