JumpIn Products is a market leader in playground equipment, which is typically large, bulky, and very heavy. In order to compete, JumpIn Products sells its entire line at very low prices. Although its products can be produced anywhere, it is considering exporting as a way to grow in overseas markets. The viability of JumpIn Products' exporting strategy could be constrained by transportation costs, particularly of products that can be produced in almost any location and have a

Aproduction line has three machines a, b, and c, with reliabilities of .96, .86, and .85, respectively. the machines are arranged so that if one breaks down, the others must shut down. engineers are weighing two alternative designs for increasing the line’s reliability. plan 1 involves adding an identical backup line, and plan 2 involves providing a backup for each machine. in either case, three machines (a, b, and c) would be used with reliabilities equal to the original three. a. compute overall system reliability under plan 1. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability b. compute overall system reliability under plan 2. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability c. which plan will provide the higher reliability? plan2plan1