Exhibit 13.4 The Following Questions Refer to the Information and Output Below

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Short Answer

Exhibit 13.4
The following questions refer to the information and output below.
A grocery store can serve an average of 360 customers per hour. The service times are exponentially distributed. The store has 4 checkout lines each of which serves 90 customers per hour. Customers arrive at the store at a Poisson rate of 240 customers per hour. The following queuing analysis spreadsheet was developed from this information.
-Refer to Exhibit 13.4. Based on this report how long does a customer wait before the checker begins serving them?

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Definitions:

Electromagnetic Energy

Refers to a form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel through space.

Ultraviolet Light

A type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time.

Brightness

Lightness or luminance; the dimension of visual experience related to the amount (intensity) of light emitted from or reflected by an object.