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# One millisecond is 0.001 of a second. The costs for a single run of a

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One millisecond is 0.001 of a second. The costs for a single run of a computer program are $1.07 for operating-system overhead,$0.023 per millisecond of computer time, and $4.35 for the mounting of a data tape. What is the total of these three costs for 1 run of a program that requires 1.5 seconds of computer time ? (A)$7.15
(B) $8.87 (C)$28.96
(D) $35.57 (E)$39.92

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Operating system overhead for 1 run = 1.07 $Mounting of data tape = 4.35$
Cost per 1 millisecond of computer time = .023 $Total cost of 1 run of a program that requires 1.5 seconds of computer time = 1.07 + (.023*1500) + 4.35 =1.07 + 34.5 + 4.35 = 39.92$

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25 Nov 2015, 12:59
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One millisecond is 0.001 of a second. The costs for a single run of a computer program are $1.07 for operating-system overhead,$0.023 per millisecond of computer time, and $4.35 for the mounting of a data tape. What is the total of these three costs for 1 run of a program that requires 1.5 seconds of computer time ? One millisecond = $$\frac{1}{1000}$$ Second Or we can say, 1 second = Thousand milliseconds Cost for a single run of a computer program = Operating-system overhead + Charges for mounting of a data tape + Variable Cost Cost for a single run of a computer program =$1.07 + $4.35 +$34.5( 1.5 * $0.023 * 1000) =$39.92

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(A) $7.15 (B)$8.87
(C) $28.96 (D)$35.57
(E) $39.92 Two of the costs are fixed:$1.07 for operating-system overhead
$4.35 for the mounting of a data tape So, let's focus on$0.023 per millisecond of computer time.
Rewrite as: $0.023 for every 0.001 of a second Multiply both numbers by 1000 to get:$23.00 for every 1 second
Multiply both numbers by 1.5 to get: $34.50 for 1.5 seconds So, the computer time costs$34.50

$34.50 +$4.35 + $1.07 = MORE THAN$35.57

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26 Jun 2017, 17:07

Good question

First notice that the major cost component is the computer time. For a program that runs for 1.5 seconds the cost will be 1.5 seconds * ($0.023 per millisecond) Converting 1.5 seconds to milliseconds $$= \frac{1.5}{0.001}$$ = 1500 The cost for computer time is 1500*$0.023.

Approximating: Notice that 1500*$.020 is$30 and 1500*$0.002 is$3 this eliminates A,B and C. The precise value is over $33 Now adding the two remaining cost components, i.e system overhead of$1.07 and mounting tape cost of $4.35 brings us over$38 which eliminates D.

The only answer left is E
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19 May 2019, 20:08
Bunuel wrote:
One millisecond is 0.001 of a second. The costs for a single run of a computer program are $1.07 for operating-system overhead,$0.023 per millisecond of computer time, and $4.35 for the mounting of a data tape. What is the total of these three costs for 1 run of a program that requires 1.5 seconds of computer time ? (A)$7.15
(B) $8.87 (C)$28.96
(D) $35.57 (E)$39.92

Since 1.5 seconds = 1.5 x 1000 = 1500 milliseconds, the total cost is:

1.07 + 0.023(1500) + 4.35 = \$39.92

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