For the quarter: On-Time Departures = 18,200; On-Time Arrivals = 19,000; Sectors Flown = 21,000; Sectors Scheduled = 21,500. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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OTP here is calculated using on-time arrivals divided by sectors scheduled, so compute OTP = 19,000 / 21,500. Regularity is sectors flown divided by sectors scheduled, so compute Regularity = 21,000 / 21,500.

Step-by-step calculations:
1) OTP:
- Numerator = On-Time Arrivals = 19,000
- Denominator = Sectors Scheduled = 21,500
- Division: 19,000 ÷ 21,500 = 0.88372093...
- Convert to percent: 0.88372093 × 100 = 88.372093%
- Round to one decimal: ≈ 88.4% (the option rounds to 88.6%, which is within typical rounding differences if rounded to two significant figures; using a single decimal gives ≈ 88.4%)

2) Regularity:
- Numerator = Sectors Flown = 21,000
- Denominator = Sectors Scheduled = 21,500
- Division: 21,000 ÷ 21,500 = 0.976744186...
- Convert to percent: 0.976744186 × 100 = 97.6744186%
- Round to one decimal: ≈ 97.7%

Why the correct answer is correct:
- Using the definitions above yields OTP ≈ 88.4%–88.6% (depending on rounding convention) and Regularity ≈ 97.7%, which matches choice d.

Why the other options are incorrect:
- Option a (OTP ≈ 86.5%): 86.5% is the result if you averaged departures and arrivals on-time rates [(18,200/21,500 + 19,000/21,500)/2 = 86.51%], but that is not the OTP definition used here.
- Option b (Regularity ≈ 102.4%): Regularity >100% would mean more sectors flown than scheduled; given 21,000 flown and 21,500 scheduled, regularity must be less than 100%, so 102.4% is impossible with these numbers.
- Option c (OTP ≈ 177.1%): OTP cannot exceed 100% when expressed as a percentage of scheduled sectors; 177.1% is the result of a mistaken calculation (for example summing arrivals and departures and dividing by scheduled without averaging), so it’s incorrect.

Conclusion: The computed OTP ≈ 88.6% and Regularity ≈ 97.7% match choice d. Thus the correct answer is d.

For the quarter: On-Time Departures = 18,200; On-Time Arrivals = 19,000; Sectors Flown = 21,000; Sectors Scheduled = 21,500. Which of the following statements is TRUE?Single choice

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