The owner of the hotel mentioned in Problem 43 falls on hard times and dispenses with replacement

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The owner of the hotel mentioned in Problem 43 falls on hard times and dispenses with replacement of the bulbs. She notices that more than half of the bulbs have burned out before the advertised average lifetime of 3,280 hours and decides to sue the light bulb manufacturer for false advertising. Do you think she has a case? (Hint: What fraction of the bulbs would be expected to fail prior to the mean lifetime?)

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Production And Operations Analysis

ISBN: 9781478623069

7th Edition

Authors: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen

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