Max's Fastfood Takeaways Has a Variable Demand

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Essay

Max's Fastfood Takeaways has a variable demand.The daily demand ranges from 100 to 150 customers a day who average purchasing 5 items each.The average daily demand is 125 customers.The convenience store currently operates 6 hours a day.Each order takes approximately 2 minutes.
Required:
a.What is the average customer waiting time,in minutes?
b.What is the cycle time for an order?
c.Ralph has decided that the waiting time is too long and has increased his workday to 7.5 hours.What is the waiting time now?
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Definitions:

Secondary Appraisal

The process of evaluating one's potential to cope with or respond to a threatened or challenging event after its significance has been assessed.

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Hans Selye

A pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist known for his research on the stress response.

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