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1. The random variables corresponding to the interarrival times of customers and the service times of the servers are commonly part of a(n) __________ simulation.
discrete-event
what-if
Monte Carlo
risk analysis
2. A distribution of a random variable for which values extremely larger or smaller than the mean are increasingly unlikely can possibly be modeled as a(n) _____________ probability distribution.
binomial
exponential
normal
gamma
3. Which of the following numbers cannot result from the Excel function =NORM.INV(RAND( ), 100, 10)?
115
All of these numbers can result from this Excel function.
121
99
4. The weekly demand for an item in a retail store follows a uniform distribution over the range 70 to 83. What would be the weekly demand if its corresponding computer-generated value is 0.5?
76.5
83
90.1
50.85
5. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using simulation?
Each simulation run provides only a sample of how the real system will operate.
The simulation models are used to describe systems without requiring the assumptions that are required by mathematical models.
Simulation models warn against poor decision strategies by projecting disastrous outcomes such as system failures, large financial losses, and so on.