A Multiple Server Queuing System Has a Poisson Arrival Rate

question 26

Multiple Choice

A multiple server queuing system has a Poisson arrival rate of 16 per hour and exponential service time averaging 8 per hour.Server cost is $25 per hour and the cost of waiting is $40 per hour.Based on total cost,how many servers should be staffed?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)4
• E)5

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