The California border inspection station discussed in the prior question, is considering the addition of a second inspector. The vehicles would wait in one lane and then be directed to the first available inspector. Arrival rates would remain the same (12 per minute) and the new inspector would process vehicles at the same rate as the first (14 per minute). Required:
a. What would be the average length of the waiting line?
b. What would be the average time that a vehicle must wait to get through the system?
c. What proportion of the time would the inspection station be empty?
d. What is the average utilization of each inspector?

Assume a firm's production process requires an average of 80 days to go from raw materials to finished products and another 40 days before the finished goods are sold. if the accounts receivable cycle is 70 days and the accounts payable cycle is 80 days, what would the operating cycle be?

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?

Asmall company has 10,000 shares. joan owns 200 of these shares. the company decided to split its shares. what is joan's ownership percentage after the split