A Single-Server Queuing System Has Average Time Between Arrivals of 20

question 89

Multiple Choice

A single-server queuing system has average time between arrivals of 20 minutes and a service time of 10 minutes each. Assuming Poisson arrivals and exponential service times, the utilization factor is approximately:

• A) 0.25
• B) 0.33
• C) 0.50
• D) 2.0

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