Sample means and ranges were obtained for five samples of 10 units per sample from a production process. Assume the process was considered to be in control during the period these samples were collected. The results are as follows: Sample Mean Range
1 10.58 0.23
2 9.97 0.25
3 9.99 0.21
4 10.23 0.28
5 10.23 0.28

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What is the central line of the X chart for this process

To be able to better compare stock performance within the same industry, similar companies are grouped into? a)market sectors b) industry blocks c) performance sectors d) average earning blocks

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enterprise applications that cause challenges in implementation? a. they introduce "switching costs," making the firm dependent on the vendor. b. they cause integration difficulties as every vendor uses different data and processes. c. they are complex and time consuming to implement. d. they support "best practices" for each business process and function. e. they require sweeping changes to business processes to work with the software.