A Multiple Channel Queuing System with a Poisson Arrival Rate

question 54

Multiple Choice

A multiple channel queuing system with a Poisson arrival rate and exponential service time has an average arrival rate of 4 customers per hour and an average service time of 18 minutes per customer.The minimum number of servers required to avoid an overloaded system is:

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)4
• E)5

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