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a)
To simulate: The sales of programs at 10 football games.
Introduction: Simulation is the model that can be used in operations, which would imitate the real world process. Simulation uses random sampling for the generation of realistic variability.
b)
To determine: The average profit to print 2,500 programs for each game of the 10 games that were simulated.
Introduction: Simulation is the model that can be used in operations, which would imitate the real world process. Simulation uses random sampling for the generation of realistic variability.
c)
To determine: The average profit to print 2,600 programs for each game of the 10 games that were simulated.
Introduction: Simulation is the model that can be used in operations, which would imitate the real world process. Simulation uses random sampling for the generation of realistic variability.
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