Courts will determine independent contractor status by asking several questions. These include the following: How much control does the employer exercise over the details of the work? Is the worker engaged in a(n) or business distinct from that of the employer? Is the work usually done under the employer’s direction or by a(n) without supervision? Does the employer the tools at the place of work? For how long is the person ? What is the method of , by time period or at the completion of the job? What degree of is required of the worker?

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