39. Mr. Lester wants to create a business Web site. He already has the server and all the hardware he needs.

So, he just needs to figure out what software to use.

He narrows his choices down to either Microsoft IIS or Apache’sWeb Server. Mr. Lester expects a high hit rate of 90 hits/minute because of the “stock market quotations”

nature of his site. He already knows the Linux operating system, so he can handle any maintenance on his Web site if he uses Apache. That is, he will have no long-term maintenance costs.

However, if Mr. Lester decides to use IIS, he will have to learn the Windows operating environment, and he will have to go through yearly training at a cost of $5,000/year.

At the hit rate above, Mr. Lester learns that Apache will have a downtime of 4 hours/week, while IIS will only have a downtime of 0.75 hours/week. After researching, Mr.

Lester estimates that he will earn $0.015 per hit on his Web site. Should he install the IIS or the Apache software to maximize profit?

Assume Mr. Lester has all the software licenses he needs, so he won’t have to purchase any. Determine the more profitable software to utilize. (2.4)