An Airline Reservation System First Asks Customers Whether They Want

question 33

Essay

An airline reservation system first asks customers whether they want to schedule a domestic or an international flight.Sixty-five percent of the reservations are for domestic flights.The time distribution of advance sales is also important,and it is given below. $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | c | l | } \hline { \text { Domestic Flights } } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Make } \\\text { Reservations }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Rel. } \\\text { Freq. }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { RN } \\\text { Range }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Less than 1 week } \\\text { in advance }\end{array} & .25 & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } 1 \text { week to } 2 \\\text { months in } \\\text { advance }\end{array} & .35 & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Over } 2 \text { months } \\\text { in advance }\end{array} & .40 & \\\hline\end{array}\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline { \text { International Flights } } \\\hline \text { Make Reservations } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Rel. } \\\text { Freq. }\end{array} & \text { RN Range } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Less than 1 week } \\\text { in advance }\end{array} & .12 & \\\\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { 1 week to 2 months } \\\text { in advance }\end{array} & .35 & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } 2 \text { months to 6 } \\\text { months } \\\text { in advance }\end{array} & .40 & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Over 6 months } \\\text { In advance }\end{array} & .13 & \\\hline\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { | l | c | l | } \hline { \text { Flight Type } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Rel. } \\\text { Freq. }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { RN } \\\text { Range }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Domestic } & .65 & \\\hline \text { International } & .35 & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
a.Place the appropriate random number ranges in the tables above.
b.Set up and perform a simulation for three customers. Determine whether they want a domestic or international flight, and how far in advance the reservation is being made. Use random numbers from this list: .632 .715 .998 .671 .744 .021

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