Questions from Management Science


Q: The associate dean in the college of business at Tech is going

The associate dean in the college of business at Tech is going to purchase a new copying machine for the college. One model he is considering is the Zerox X10. The sales representative has told him th...

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Q: The Palace Hotel believes its customers may be waiting too long for

The Palace Hotel believes its customers may be waiting too long for room service. The hotel operations manager knows that the time for room service orders is normally distributed, and he sampled 10 ro...

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Q: Agnes Hammer is a senior majoring in management science. She has

Agnes Hammer is a senior majoring in management science. She has been interviewing with several companies for a job when she graduates, and she is curious about what starting salary offers she might r...

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Q: The owner of Gilley’s Ice Cream Parlor has noticed that she sells

The owner of Gilley’s Ice Cream Parlor has noticed that she sells more ice cream on hotter days during the summer, especially on days when the temperature is 85°F or highe...

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Q: In the novel Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

In the novel Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, Phileas T. Fogg wagered four of his fellow members of the Reform Club in London £5,000 apiece that he could travel around the worl...

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Q: WestCom Systems Products Company develops computer systems and software products for commercial

WestCom Systems Products Company develops computer systems and software products for commercial sale. Each year it considers and evaluates a number of different R&D projects to undertake. It...

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Q: The state of Virginia has implemented a Standards of Learning (SOL

The state of Virginia has implemented a Standards of Learning (SOL) test that all public school students must pass before they can graduate from high school. A passing grade is 75. Montgomery County H...

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Q: Employees in the textile industry can be segmented as follows:

Employees in the textile industry can be segmented as follows: a. Determine the probability of each event in this distribution. b. Are the events in this distribution mutually exclusive? Explain. c. W...

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Q: The department of management science at Tech has sampled 250 of its

The department of management science at Tech has sampled 250 of its majors and compiled the following frequency distribution of grade point averages (on a 4.0 scale) for the previous semester: The sam...

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Q: Geo-net, a cellular phone company, has collected the

Geo-net, a cellular phone company, has collected the following frequency distribution for the length of calls outside its normal customer roaming area: The sample mean (x) for this distribution is 14....

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