Exhibit 13.1 The Following Questions Are Based on the Output Below

question 25

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.
-A store is considering adding a second clerk. The customer arrival rate at this new server will be

• A) twice the old rate.
• B) half the old rate.
• C) the same as the old rate.
• D) unpredictable.

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Definitions:

Diabetes

A chronic condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood due to the body's inability to produce or effectively use insulin.

Atrial Kick

The forceful contraction of the atria in the heart just before systole, helping to fill the ventricles with blood.

Diastole

The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.

Systole

The phase of the heartbeat where the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.