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Question 1

ABC Manufacturing has 6 machines that perform a particular task. Breakdowns occur frequently for this machine. Past records indicate that the number of breakdownsthat occur each day is described by the probability distribution seen below:

(a) What is the expected number of breakdowns in any given day?
(b) What is the variance for this distribution?
(c) What is the probability that there will be at least 2 breakdowns in a day?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response.

Question 2

Summarize the steps of the quantitative analysis approach.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Textbook: Render, B., Stair, R. M., Jr., & Hanna, M. E. (2012). Quantitative analysis for management (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.