Use the Scenario Given Below to Answer the Following Question

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Multiple Choice

Use the scenario given below to answer the following question.
Consider the flow process map given below.Assume that orders enter the system with a time between arrivals that is exponentially distributed with a mean of 0.8 minutes.The processing time at work station 1 is exponential with a mean of 0.50 minutes,and at work station 2,it is exponential with a mean of 1 minute.The queue for work station 1 has a capacity of 6,while the queue for work station 2 has a capacity of 4.
Run the simulations for 30 replications of a 24-hour.
-Identify the average number of customers in queue 1.

• A)3.39
• B)0.42
• C)2.87
• D)3.46

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