Two jobs (J1 and J2) are scheduled on two workcenters (WCA and WCB). J1 starts at time 0 on WCA and finishes on that workcenter at time 5. J2 starts at time 0 on WCB and finishes at time 3. J2 then starts on WCA at time 5 and finishes at time 9. What is the average flow time of these jobs?
A) 0
B) 7
C) 14
D) Cannot be determined from the information given

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The flow time for J1 is 5 (since it starts at 0 and finishes at 5). The flow time for J2 is 9 (since it starts at 0 and finishes at 9). The average flow time is (5 + 9) / 2 = 7.

Two Jobs (J1 and J2) Are Scheduled on Two Workcenters