One mechanic services 5 drilling machines for a steel plate manufacturer. machines break down on an average of onceevery 6 working days, and breakdowns tend to follow a poisson distribution. the mechanic can handle an average of onerepair job per day. repairs follow an exponential distribution. a) on the average, how many machines are waiting for service? b) on the average, how many drills are in running order? c) how much would waiting time be reduced if a second mechanic were hired?

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

The struter partnership has total partners’ equity of $510,000, which is made up of main, capital, $400,000, and frist, capital, $110,000. the partners share net income and loss in a ratio of 80% to main and 20% to frist. on november 1, adison is admitted to the partnership and given a 15% interest in equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. prepare journal entries to record the admission of adison for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss under the following independent assumptions. (1) record the admission of adison with an investment of $90,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. (2) record the admission of adison with an investment of $120,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. (3) record the admission of adison with an investment of $80,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss.

When sending a claim to an insurance company for services provided by the physician, why are both icd-10 and cpt codes required to be submitted? how are these codes dependent upon each other? what would be the result of not submitting both codes on a medical claim to an insurance company?