Customers Arrive at a Retail Store at an Average Rate

question 9

Multiple Choice

Customers arrive at a retail store at an average rate of five per hour.The time between arrivals can be described by an Exponential distribution.Assuming a customer has just arrived (time = 12: 00 pm) ,find the arrival time for next two customers.Using the following random digits (left to right) :
27,05

• A) 12:16 PM. and 12:36 PM
• B) 12:27 PM and 12:32 PM
• C) 12:05 PM and 12:27 PM
• D) 12:32 PM and 12:59 PM
• E) none of the choices are correct.

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