As the Average Service Rate μ increases, the Shape of the Negative

question 65

Multiple Choice

As the average service rate μ increases, the shape of the negative exponential distribution of service times

• A) grows steadily steeper without limit
• B) has an ever steeper slope that eventually turns positive
• C) becomes less gently curved as it moves ever closer to the graph origin
• D) takes on a more uniform slope over a wide range of service times
• E) changes in appearance from convex to concave

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