Consider a Single-Server Queuing System

question 130

Multiple Choice

Consider a single-server queuing system. If the arrival rate is 45 customers per hour and it takes 1 minute on average to serve a customer, what is the average waiting time in the waiting line in minutes?

• A) 3
• B) 0.05
• C) 4
• D) 1.02
• E)  1.02

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Definitions:

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often used in psychology to describe the relationship between behavior and its consequences.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a technique used in behavioral therapy to encourage the occurrence of desired behaviors by only rewarding behaviors other than the undesirable one.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement pattern in which a reaction is rewarded following a random number of responses, resulting in consistent and elevated rates of response.

Fixed-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.