Exhibit 13.1 The Following Questions Are Based on the Output Below

question 44

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 13.1
The following questions are based on the output below.
A store currently operates its service system with 1 operator. Arrivals follow a Poisson distribution and service times are exponentially distributed. The following spreadsheet has been developed for the system.
-The M/M/s model with finite capacity queue can be used to model

• A) a machine breakdown process in a shop with 10 identical machines
• B) traffic in a dentist's office
• C) a process of patient departure from a dentist's office
• D) a process of installing new machines in a shop

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