Q1. Suppose that the copy shop had a scrap rate of 4% at the copying task, 2% at

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Q1. Suppose that the copy shop had a scrap rate of 4% at the copying task, 2% at the stapling task, and 3% at the three-hole drilling task. Assuming that defective papers are scrapped at each task, what is the overall scrap rate for jobs with these three tasks? (FYI: Answer is not 9%)

Q2. An MRI machine is operated for eight hours a day with 30 minutes devoted to taking images of a patient's organs or tissues and a total of 15 minutes required for positioning each patient in the tunnel, placing any necessary coils around the patient, administering any needed contrast material, and other parts of preparation. Patients are scheduled on the hour, every hour, throughout the day from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. What is the utilization of the MRI machine? (FYI: Answer is not 100%)

Q3. Anne works at an urgent care clinic where patients are seen on a walk-in basis. On a busy Saturday, she sees one patient after another with no breaks in between. This goes on throughout her seven-hour shift. If Anne sees each patient for 20 minutes and spends 10 minutes between patients cleaning up and preparing the room for the next patient, how many patients can Anne see during her seven-hour shift? (FYI: Answer is not 21 patients)

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Answer: 1

Suppose we take 100 sheets to perform the three tasks in order of: Copy - stapling - drilling.

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