Two New Checkout Scanning Systems Are Under Consideration by a Retail

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Essay

Two new checkout scanning systems are under consideration by a retail store.Arrivals to the checkout stand follow the Poisson distribution with λ = 2 per minute.The cost for waiting is $18 per hour.The first system has an exponential service rate of five per minute and costs $10 per hour to operate.The second system has an exponential service rate of eight per minute and costs $20 per hour to operate.Which system should be chosen?

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