Suppose the Average Waiting Time for a Customer's Call to Be

question 62

Multiple Choice

Suppose the average waiting time for a customer's call to be answered by a company representative (modeled by exponentially decreasing probability density functions) is $20$ minutes. Find the median waiting time.

• A) \(16.86\) minutes
• B) \(17.86\) minutes
• C) \(13.86\) minutes
• D) \(14.86\) minutes
• E) \(15.86\) minutes

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