Amanufacturing cell consists of 12 identical machines. at any given time, one or more of the machines may be inoperable. the operator for the manufacturing cell troubleshoots machines and performs limited repair work. occasionally, the operator requires more skilled technicians to complete repairs. regardless of who performs the repairs, repair times for any machine is exponentially distributed with a mean of 30 minutes. the time until failure of an operating machine is exponentially distributed with a mean of 10 hours (a) if the operator/technician only work on a single machine at a time for repairs, what is the average number of operating machines in the manufacturing cell in the long run? (b) if there were two operators who could perform repairs simultaneously, what would the average number of operating machines be in the long run

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Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

If you offer up your car as a demonstration that you will pay off your loan to a bank or another financial lending institution, you are using your car as collateral. true false