An insurance company processes 800 claims per year. The average processing time for a claim is 5 weeks. 45% of all claims received are car insurance claims, 40% of all claims received are motorcycle insurance claims, 10% are boat insurance claims, and the remaining are house insurance claims. Hint: These are throughput values. On average there are, 20 car, 9 motorcycles, 12 boats, and some house claims in process. Hint: These are inventory values. Assume 50 weeks per year. 1. What is the average number of claims that are in process?
A. 128 claims.
B. 64 claims.
C. 90 claims.
D. 80 claims.
E. 160 claims.
2. How many house insurance claims are in process?
A. 77 claims.
B. 21 claims.
C. 72 claims.
D. 39 claims.
E. 45 claims.
3. How long, on average, does it take to process a car insurance claim?
A. 7.5 weeks.
B. 4.5 weeks.
C. 3.75 weeks.
D. 6.67 weeks.
E. 2.78 weeks.
4. How long, on average, does it take to process a house insurance claim?
A. 15.63 weeks.
B. 48.75 weeks.
C. 17.5 weeks.
D. 36 weeks.
E. 11.25 weeks.

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.