Problems Numbers Assigned: (2.88, 2.89, 2.90, 2.91, 3.60, 3.61, 3.62, 3.63, 3.64, 3.65, 3.66)
Problem 2.88
A:
Bar Chart:
Pie Chart:
Pareto Chart:
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Publisher Bookstore Author Freight
Revenue Category
Category Revenue
Revenue Category
Publisher Bookstore Author Freight
B:
C:
from part (a) and (b), we conclude that since in part (a), improvement efforts should be focused
on publisher since it is left of the 80-percentage horizontal line from there while in part (b)
improvement effort should be focused on and before administrative costs and taxes since it is left
of the 90-percentage horizontal line from there. Yes, it surprises, because publisher has the
highest revenue percentage though it needs improvement.
Author gets the revenue from the sales of new college textbooks since its percentage is higher
than freight and it do not need any improvement like freight.
Problem 2.89
050 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Original Screenplay
Based on Fiction
Book/ Short Story Based on Comic
Graphic Novel Based on Real Life Events
Based on Factual Book/Article
Based on Folk Tale/ Fairy Tale
Based on TV
Remake
Based on Toy
Spin-Off
Number
Number
Number
Original Screenplay Based on Fiction
Book/ Short Story Based on Comic Graphic Novel Based on Real Life Events
Based on Factual Book/Article Based on Folk Tale/ Fairy Tale
Based on TV Remake
Based on Toy Spin-Off
based on folk tale/ fairy tale
based on TV
Remake
Based on toy
Spin-off
Gross ($ Millions)
