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Meena Chavan Corp.'s computer chip production process yields DRAM chips with an average life of 2,000 hours and σ = 120 hours. The tolerance upper and lower specification limits are 2,600 hours and 1,700 hours, respectively. Based on the given information, the process capability ratio,
Cp = (enter your response here)
(round your response to two decimal places).
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