D$.$ The operations manager for a large law office must choose between two different

copiers to lease. A regular copier, which costs $$8$ per hour to lease, can complete

a copying job in $6$ minutes, on average. On average, a high$-$speed copier, which

leases for $$16$ per hour, can complete a copying job in $3$ minutes. In a workday

of $8$ hours, $56$ copying jobs can be expected. The time of the employees tasked

with copying is valued at $$10$ per hour.

NOTE: In part $35$ you MUST provide a copy of your Excel calculations for

problem D to receive credit for this problem. You are also reminded to

submit all of your computer files for this problem with your completed

exam to the "Final Exam" link on Bb$.$ Failure to provide either of these

deliverables will result in this problem NOT being scored.

For a regular copier, in new lines entered below this part, state the number

of employees that can be expected to be at the copier, both waiting on the

line and using the machine.

On an hourly basis, in new lines entered below this part, state the total cost

of the regular copier.

For a high$-$speed copier, in new lines entered below this part, state the total

number employees that can be expected to be at the copier, both those waiting

on the line and those using the machine.

On an hourly basis, in new lines entered below this part, state the total cost

of the high$-$speed copier.

a$.$ On the basis of total hourly cost, in new lines entered below this part,

state which copier, the regular model or the high$-$speed model, should be

selected by the operations manager chose. Explain why.

b$.$ For the copier selected in the above part, in new lines entered below this

part, state the dollar amount of money that is saved in an $8-$hour workday.

a$.$ In new lines entered below this part, state what had to be assumed to

calculate how long the copying jobs take.

b$.$ In new lines entered below this part, state what had to be assumed to

calculate how many employees need to use a copier at any given time.

In a space created below this part, you must present HERE a copy of

your Excel spreadsheet for problem D$.$

AND submit all of your computer files for this problem with your

completed exam to the "Final Exam" link on Bb$.$ Include in the

filename$/$tab name "Prob D$."$